SC/ST Act | Cognizance, Charge-Framing Orders Are Appealable U/S 14A, Can't Be Challenged Directly U/S 482 CrPC: Rajasthan HC

Nupur Agrawal

12 Jun 2026 2:00 PM IST

  • SC/ST Act | Cognizance, Charge-Framing Orders Are Appealable U/S 14A, Cant Be Challenged Directly U/S 482 CrPC: Rajasthan HC

    The Rajasthan High Court dismissed a petition challenging order of cognizance and framing charges under the SC/ST Act, 1989 (“the Act”) opining that these orders were appealable under Section 14A of the Act. The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that the order of taking cognizance and order of framing charges were not interlocutory in nature, and as per Section 14A of the Act, an...

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