HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 8635 of 2025 Court No. - 14 HON'BLE RAJEEV SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, 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 criminal proceeding of the Case No. 3194 of 2020 and charge-sheet no. 395 of 2019 arising out of Case Crime No. 372 of 2019 u/s 5-A/8 of Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act and 11 of Animal Cruelty Act, Police Station- Benigunj, District- Hardoi and summoning order dated 13.02.2020." 3. After arguing the matter up to some length, learned counsel for the applicant submits that he does not want to press this application on merit and he confines his prayer only to the extent that applicant 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 applicant is permitted to move his discharge application(s) through counsel within four weeks from today and in case any such application(s) is/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. 6. Till the aforesaid period of four weeks and during pendency of Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Akhtar Husain Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Lalit Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Sectt. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) discharge application, no coercive steps shall be taken against the applicant in the aforesaid case. 7. In case of failure on the part of applicant in moving the discharge application(s) within the aforesaid period, he will not be entitled to the benefit of this order. 8. With above directions, this application stands disposed of. October 10, 2025 Arpan A482 No. 8635 of 2025 2 (Rajeev Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- ARPAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench