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Amitava Das v. State of West Bengal and Ors.

Calcutta HC15 Nov 2021CRA/292/2020

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What is this about?

The High Court allowed an application to recall a previous order dismissing an appeal against bail. The court held that Section 14A of the SC/ST Act makes bail appeals maintainable, overriding CrPC provisions, enabling modification under Section 482 CrPC.

What did the court decide?

The appeal order dismissing the bail appeal in C.R.A. 292 of 2020 was recalled; the appellant is directed to serve notice to opposite parties.

Amitava Das Vs State of West Bengal and Ors. — Caste Atrocities | Calcutta HC (2021)

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28.02.2022 S/L No.2

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(Via Video Conference)

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C.R.A. 292 of 2020

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With

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IA No. CRAN 2 of 2022

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Amitava Das -Vs.-

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The State of West Bengal & Ors.

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Mr. Pawan Kumar Gupta Mr. Sudip Chattopadhyay …..For the Appellant Mr. Ranabir Roy Chowdhury Mr. Mainak Gupta

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…..For the State

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This is an application for modification and/or recalling order dated 15^th November, 2021 passed by this Court in C.R.A. No.292 of 2020.

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Background of the instant proceeding leading to the filing of the above application is as follows:-

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The petitioner has filed an appeal which was registered as C.R.A. 292 of 2020 assailing an order dated 9^th September, 2020 passed by the Learned Additional Sessions Judge, 1^st Court at Howrah in connection with Sankrail Police Station Case No.749 of 2020 dated 26^th August, 2020 under Section 3(II), (III) and (X) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. By passing the impugned order the Court below granted bail to the accused/opposite parties no.2 and 3.

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C.R.A. 292 of 2020 was taken up for hearing on 15^th November, 2021 by a judgment passed on the self-same date, this Court dismissed the appeal on the ground that if the de facto complainant is aggrieved against an order of bail, his remedy lies in filing an application under Section 439(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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However, it was not pointed out that the offence complained of against the opposite parties was under Section 3(II), (III) and (X) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Section 14A(1) of the said Act states:-

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“(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), an appeal shall lie, from any judgment, sentence or order, not being an interlocutory order, of a Special Court or an Exclusive Special Court, to the High Court both on facts and on law.

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(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3) of section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), an appeal shall lie to the High Court against an order of the Special Court or the Exclusive Special Court granting or refusing bail.”

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In view of the special provision contained in Section 14A of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 the appeal is maintainable against an order of granting bail to the accused persons.

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In view of such legal position, the judgment passed in C.R.A. 292 of 2020 is required to be recalled.

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There is no hesitation to record that this Court has the inherent

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power under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to modify or recall an order passed without adhering to the legal provision involved in the case.

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In view of the above discussion, the instant application, IA No. CRAN 2 of 2022 is allowed.

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Judgment dated 15^th November, 2021 in C.R.A. 292 of 2020 is recalled.

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The petitioner is directed to serve a notice upon the opposite parties stating the pendency of the appeal within seven days from the date of this order and file affidavit of service within seven days thereafter.

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Liberty to mention.

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(Bibek Chaudhuri, J.)

Amitava Das v. State of West Bengal and Ors.

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