Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:20786 Court No. - 12 Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 989 of 2025 Appellant :- Phool Chandra Yadav And 5 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And Another Counsel for Appellant :- Vivek Kumar Mishra,Girish Kumar Tiwari,Manoj Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the appellant as well as learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material available on record. 2. This criminal appeal under Section 14A(1) of the SC/ST Act has been filed by the appellant against summoning order dated 02.01.2025, passed by the Special Judge (SC/ST Act, Barabanki in Sessions Trial No. 405 of 2023 - Ram Dayal Vs. Phool Chandra Yadav and Others, under Sections 323, 504, 506 I.P.C. and Section 3(1)(r) SC/ST Act, Police Station - Dewa, District - Barabanki. 3. After arguing the matter up to some length, learned counsel for the appellant submits that he does not want to press this appeal on merit and he confines his prayer only to the extent that appellant may be permitted to move discharge application through counsel and suitable directions may be issued for expeditious disposal of the same. 4. Learned A.G.A. has no objection in grant of aforesaid prayer. 5. In view of above, it is provided that appellant is permitted to move his discharge application through counsel within four weeks' from today and in case any such application is being filed, same shall be heard and decided expeditiously after hearing the parties, in accordance with law, by means of a reasoned and speaking order. 6. Till the aforesaid period of four weeks' and during pendency of discharge application, no coercive steps shall be taken against the appellant in the aforesaid case. 7. In case of failure on the part of appellant in moving the discharge application within the aforesaid period, he will not be entitled to the benefit of this order. 8. With above directions this application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 9.4.2025 A. Verma (Alok Mathur, J.) Digitally signed by :- ANURAG VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench