ASHOK KUMAR DIXIT @ ASHOK AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO. AND ANOTHER
A482/3303/2025 · 2025-04-18
Saral Srivastava
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:22055 Court No. - 19 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 3303 of 2025 Applicant :- Ashok Kumar Dixit @ Ashok And Another Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Sanjeev Dwivedi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Saral Srivastava,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned A.G.A. for the State.
2. The applicants by means of the present application under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. have prayed for quashing of the order dated 20.08.2024 passed by the Special Judge of Children from Sexual Offences Act, Hardoi as well as entire criminal proceedings of Charge Sheet No.137 of 2024 dated 24.07.2024, under Sections 504 and 506 I.P.C. & Section 3(2)(VA)3 (1) (DHA) of SC/ST Act arising out of Case Crime No.133 of 2024, under Sections 354, 504 and 506 I.P.C., P.S. Pachdeura, District Hardoi.
3. A preliminary objection has been raised by the learned A.G.A. that an appeal under Section 14-A of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 against the impugned order would lie.
4. Since, there is an effective alternative remedy of appeal under Section 14-A of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, therefore, present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is dismissed on the ground of alternative remedy with liberty to the applicants to prefer an appeal.
5. All the certified copies enclosed in the present application may be returned to the learned counsel for the applicants after keeping the photocopy of the same on record. Order Date :- 18.4.2025 S.Sharma Digitally signed by :- SUNIL KUMAR SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench