ORDER :

U. Durga Prasad Rao, J.

1. The petitioner/A1 challenges the docket order, dated 17.09.2019 in Crime No. 189 of 2019 passed by the learned Special Judge under SCs & STs (POA) Act-cum-VIII Additional District Judge, West Godavari District/Eluru (for short, Sp. Judge u/SCs & STs (POA) Act) returning the bail application filed by the petitioner/A1 holding that he is not having jurisdiction to entertain the bail application.

2. The Crime No. 189 of 2019 was registered by the Police of Pedapadu Police Station, West Godavari District against the petitioner/A1 and some others for the offences under Sections 342, 364 r/w. Sec. 324 r/w. Sec. 34 of IPC and Secs. 3(1)(r), 3(1)(S), 3(2), (va) of SCs & STs (POA) Act on the complaint given by the defacto complainant. The complaint allegations briefly are that the complainant has boundary disputes with A2 since long back. A1 was the then M.L.A. and he has nothing to do with the aforesaid dispute. However, about two years prior to the complaint, A1 to A4 forcibly kidnapped the Complainant in the car of A1 and kept in a house for 1 1/2 days and beat him indiscriminately with sticks, hands and legs and abused him in the name of his caste and the