JUDGMENT

This Criminal Appeal Petition has been filed against the order passed in Crl.M.P.No.2285 of 2022 by the Sessions Judge, Special Court for exclusive Trial of cases registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (POA) ct, 1989, Villupuram.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the 3rd respondent herein has preferred a complaint to the Superintendent of Police, Villupuram District alleging that she belongs to Irular Community and that on 22.11.2021, her husband was taken by three police personnel and further on the same day, she along with 9 people were taken in a van and on reaching a deserted place, the police personnels A2 to A5 have committed rape on the four women including the defacto complainant. Hence, on a complaint preferred on 26.11.2011, a First Information Report was registered in Crime No.887 of 2011. On investigation by the 2nd respondent, the department had suspended the appellant along with other four accused from 2011 to 2014 and after investigation, a charge sheet has been filed before the learned Judicial Magistrate Court, Thirukovilur against them and the same has been committed to Sessions Judge, Special Court for exclusive trial of cases reg