HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 9791 of 2025 Court No. - 14 HON'BLE RAJEEV SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material available on record. 2. This application has been filed with the following prayer:- "To quash the proceedings of Session Trial No. 421/2019, state of U.P Versus Om Prakash Pathak & Other, pending in court of Special Judge, S.C & S.T. Act, Pratapgarh, arises from the Crime No. 03/2019, U/s 147, 148, 149, 323, 504, 506, 286 I.P.C & U/s 3 (2)(va) of S.C & S.T. Act, Police Station Baghrai, District Pratapgarh & impugned cognizance order dated 27.09.2019 passed by Special Judge, S.C & S.T. Act, Pratapgarh in Crime No. 03/2019, U/s 147, 148, 149, 323, 504, 506, 286 I.P.C & U/s 3 (2)(va) of S.C & S.T. Act, Police Station Baghrai, District Pratapgarh and impugned chargesheet of Crime No. 03/2019, U/s 147, 148, 149, 323, 504, 506, 286 I.P.C & U/s 3 (2)(va) of S.C & S.T. Act, Police Station Baghrai, District Pratapgarh." 3. It is evident from the office report that a defect has been mentioned that as per the prayer made in the petition, proper remedy of statutory appeal u/s 14-A(1) of SC/ST Act is available. 4. Learned counsel for the applicants, in response to the aforesaid defect, submits that such controversy has already been decided by the Division Bench of this Court in the case of Abhishek Awasthi alias Bholu Awasthi Vs. State of U.P. and another (Neutral Citation No.- Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Dilip Kumar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Om Prakash Pathak And 4 Others .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) 2024:AHC:185370-DB) observing therein that in case the charge-sheet is also under trial, the petition is maintainable u/s 528 B.N.S.S. (erstwhile 482 Cr.P.C.). 5. Considering the objection of the Registry as well as the judgment relied by the applicants' counsel, it is evident that the Division Bench of this Court has held in the aforesaid judgment that the petition u/s 482 Cr.P.C. is maintainable in case the entire proceeding is under challenge. Therefore, the objection of the Registry is hereby ruled out. 6. After arguing the matter up to some length, learned counsel for the applicants submit that he does not want to press this application on merit and he confines his prayer only to the extent that applicants may be permitted to move discharge application through counsel and suitable directions may be issued for expeditious disposal of the same. 7. Learned A.G.A. has no objection in grant of aforesaid prayer. 8. In view of above, it is provided that applicants are permitted to move their discharge application(s) through counsel within three weeks from today and in case any such application(s) are 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. 9. Till the aforesaid period of six weeks or during pendency of discharge application, whichever is earlier, no coercive steps shall be taken against the applicants in the aforesaid case. 10. In case of failure on the part of applicants in moving the discharge application(s) within the aforesaid period, they will not be entitled to the benefit of this order. 11. With above directions, this application stands disposed of. December 9, 2025 Arpan A482 No. 9791 of 2025 2 (Rajeev Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- ARPAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- ARPAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench