Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:48629 Court No. - 14 Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 2546 of 2025 Appellant :- Puttan Verma And 2 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Lko. And Another Counsel for Appellant :- Dinesh Kr. Chaudhary Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh,J. Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned A.G.A. for the State as well as perused the record. The instant application under Section 14-A of SC/ST Act (Prevention of Atrocities), 1989 has been filed against the order dated 14.05.2025 passed by the Special Judge (SC/ST Act)/ Additional Session Judge, Balrampur by means of which the discharge application of the appellants has been rejected in complaint case no.124 of 2018, under Sections- 323, 504 IPC & 3(1)(X), SC/ST Act, Police Station- Kotwali Dehat, District- Balrampur; Rangai Lal Vs. Puttan Verma and Others. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the applicants are innocent and they have been falsely implicated in the present case with false and frivolous allegations. The applicants have not committed alleged offence. On the other hand, learned AGA has submitted that prima facie, the offence is made out against the applicants. It is further submitted that these are disputed questions of fact, which can be adjudicated only after adducing the evidence. He further controverts the submissions of learned counsel for the applicants on the ground that this is not a stage where minute and meticulous exercise with regard to the appreciation of evidence may be done and truthfulness of the allegations could only be tested in a criminal trial and, therefore, the application is misconceived and liable to be dismissed. At this stage, learned counsel for the applicants submits that they do not want to press the application and seek liberty to file bail application before the learned trial court which may be decided in view of law laid by Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another, (2022) 10 SCC 51. Learned A.G.A. has no objection to the prayer made by learned counsel for the applicants. On due consideration to the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, it is provided that in case, the applicants appear before the trial court within two weeks from today and file bail application, the same shall be decided expeditiously in view of law laid down in the case of Satender Kumar Antil versus Central Bureau of Investigation and another (supra). The appeal is disposed off accordingly. Order Date :- 19.8.2025 Haseen U. Digitally signed by :- HASEENUDDIN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench