Hema Jaswani @ Rahika and 2 Others v. State of U.P. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
The Allahabad High Court dismissed an application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash criminal proceedings involving Section 138 NI Act and SC/ST Act offences. The single bench held that since the Special Court under the SC/ST Act possesses jurisdiction to hear appeals against its own cognizance orders under Section 14 of the Act, the High Court lost its jurisdiction to quash the impugned o
What did the court decide?
Application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. was dismissed as the objection regarding the availability of appeal under Section 14 SC/ST Act was upheld.