A lower court here which doesn’t have the jurisdiction to hold trial of a case pertaining to offences under the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against godman Sarathi Baba alias Santosh Raul, on Wednesday committed the case to be tried by a sessions court.
An exclusive session court to deal with cases under this Act here will hold trial as per Section 309 of CrPC, informed the godman’s counsel Manas Chand adding that along Santosh and his adopted Satyam, four other accused persons have been directed to appear before the court on March 19.