HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 10850 of 2024 Court No. - 86 HON'BLE SHEKHAR KUMAR YADAV, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the appellants and learned A.G.A for the State as well as perused the record. 2. The present criminal appeal under Section 14-A(1) Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act has been preferred to set- aside impugned charge Sheet dated 25.08.2023 as well as cognizance order dated 26.07.2024 passed by Special Judge SC/ST Act, Azamgarh in Session Case No. 225 of 2024 (State Vs Mahendra Prajapati & Others), under Sections 427, 452, 323, 504, 506, 34 I.P.C. & 3(1)(da) 3(1)(dha) 3(2)(5A) SC/ST Act, Police Station- Nizamabad, District- Azamgarh with a further prayer to stay further proceedings of the aforesaid case. 3. During arguments, learned counsel for the appellants has submitted that he does not want to press the prayer for quashing of the above mentioned case. His sole prayer is that a direction may be issued to the court below to decide the bail application of the appellants in accordance with law. 4. Considering the alternative prayer made by learned counsel for the appellants, the present appeal is disposed of with the direction that in case the appellants filed bail application before the court below, the same shall be heard and decided by the court below expeditiously in accordance with law. October 14, 2025 Krishna* Versus Counsel for Appellant(s) : Om Prakash Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. (Shekhar Kumar Yadav,J.) Mahendra Prajapati And 2 Others .....Appellant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- KRISHNA KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad