Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:14058 Court No. - 16 Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 289 of 2025 Appellant :- Xyz (Victim) Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. (Home) Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Appellant :- Krishna Gopal Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J. Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned A.G.A. for the State-respondent. In view of the proposed order being passed, notices to respondent Nos.2 to 4 is dispensed with. This appeal has been filed under Section 14-A(1) of the SC/ST Act against the order dated 22.10.2024 passed by the court of Special Judge (SC/ST Act), Raebareli in Misc. Case no.4110 of 2021, P.S. Kotwali Nagar, District Raebareli arising out of Case Crime No.723/2016, under Sections 313, 323, 376, 494, 506 of IPC and Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST Act, Dhana- Milaria, District Raebareli. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that victim in her statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C. has taken the name of four accused persons however, while filing the charge-sheet the Investigating Officer has maliciously dropped the name of Mr. Digvijay Singh, Mr. Nammun Singh, Ms. Aruna Singh and has filed only against Alok Singh. The charges were framed against Alok Singh thus, he filed protest petition which has been rejected by the impugned order. Perused the record. A perusal of the record shows that after filing of the charge- sheet against sole accused Alok Singh, the charges were also framed against appellant. Thereafter, while the case was pending at the stage of evidence of complainant, the protest application was filed. During this period accused Alok Singh died and consequently, trial was abated vide order dated 23.05.2024. Learned court below while relying on the judgment of Nahar Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh ; Criminal Appeal No.443/2022 has rejected the protest petition. The operative part of the order is extracted below:- " पपरररनन दपरप पसततत पपटटसट पपररनपपत, आरपपपत मम कररत पततपकनगण कट नपम समममरलत न तकयट जपनट कट तवरद तदयप गयप हह। पतपवलन अतभयतक आलपक रससह कट तवरद आरपप तवरचटल तकयट जपनट कट उपरपनत वपतदनन कट सपकय कट सतर पर तवचपरपधनन हपनट कट ददरपन वपतदनप दपरप पपटटसट पपररनप पत पसततत तकयप गयप। अतभयतक आलपक रससह कक ममतयत आखयप नयपयपलय कप पपप हहई रजसट पदरर ग-1 एवस पदरर 7-2 कट रप मम नयपयपलय सपकन दपरप सपतबत तकयप जप चतकप हह तदनतसपर तदनपसक 23.05.2024 कप अतभयतक आलपक रससह कट तवरद वपद उपरतमत तकयप गयप। वपतदनन दपरप पततपकन सस०-2 तप 4 तदमगवजय रससह, ननमतन रससह व अरणप रससह कप तलब कर तवचपरण तकयट जपनट हटतत पपटटसट पपररनप पत पसततत तकयप गयप हह रजसकट समररन मम मपनननय उचचतम नयपयपलय कक सममपतनत तवरध वयवसरप Nahar Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh Cr. Appeal no. 443 of 2022 पसततत कक गई हह। मपनननय उचचतम नयपयपलय दपरप अवधपररत तवरध वयवसरप कप ससममपन परररनलन तकयप गयप। उपरपक सममपतनत तवरध वयवसरप कट पहरप 9 मम सपष रप सट तवतनशवतयत तकयप गयप हह तक "Further, in the present case, there is no question of referring to the provisions of section 319 CrPC. That provision would come into operation in the course of any enquiry into or trial of an offence. In the present case, neither the Magistrate was holding enquiry as contemplated under section 2(g) CrPC nor had the trial started. He was exercising his jurisdiction under section 190 of taking cognizance of an offence and issuing process." मपनननय उचचतम नयपयपलय दपरप तकयट गए उपरपक तवतनशवयन सट यह सपष हपतप हह तक ऐसट वयतक रजनकट तवरद आरपप पत पटतषत नहह तकयप गयप हह, कप नयपयपलय दपरप ससजपन रलयट जपनट कट सतर पर अरवप आदटतरकप जपरन तकयट जपनट कट सतर पर तवचपरण हटतत तलब तकयप जप सकतप हह, न तक जपसच अरवप तवचपरण कट सतर पर। पसततत पकरण मम आरपप तवरतचत तकयट जपनट कट उपरपनत पतपवलन तवचपरण कट सतर पर लममबत रहनट कट ददरपन बपतदनन दपरप पततपकन सस०-2 तप 4 कप तलब कर तवचपरण तकयट जपनट हटतत पपटटसट तपटनरन पसततत तकयप गयप हह जप तक मपनननय उचचतम नयपयपलय दपरप तकयट गए उपरपक तवतनवयन कट आलपक मम पपषणनय नहह हह अतत वपतदनन दपरप पसततत पपटटसट तपटनरन तनरसत हपनट यपगय हह। आदटर पपरररनन/ वपतदनन मतकदमप ससजनप तरलपकपर दपरप पसततत पपटटसट तपटनरन तनरसत तकयप जपतप हह। पतपवलन बपद आवशयक कपयरवपहन तनयमपनतसपर दपरखल अतभलटखपगपर हप।" In view of aforesaid discussion, this Court does not find any illegality in the order impugned, the appeal being devoid of merits is accordingly dismissed. Order Date :- 7.3.2025 Saurabh Yadav/- Digitally signed by :- SAURABH YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench