Honble RAJESH BALIA, J.—The petition raises a short point.

2. A written complaint was lodged by one Asha Ram Bhil in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jaisalmer alleging that the petitioners have committed offences under sections 147, 148, 149, 427, 452, 300, 354, 504, 506 I.P.C. and Sec. 323 I.P.C. read with S.34 I.P.C. and under S.3 (x) (xi) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for short hereinafter to be referred as the Act of 1989) on January 19,1993. On the receipt of the complaint, the Chief Judicial Magistrate ordered as under :

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3. It is this order directing investigation by the Police made by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jaisalmer, that has been challenged.

4. The petitioners case is that the offences under the Act of 1989 are exclusively triable by a Court of Sessions notified as Special Court under S. 14 of the Act of 1989. S.

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