HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 1317 of 2026 Court No. - 51 HON'BLE MADAN PAL SINGH, J. 1. Counter affidavit filed on behalf of the State in the Court today is taken on record. Learned counsel for the appellant does not wish to file any rejoinder affidavit to the said affidavit. 2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 3. The present appeal has been filed to quash the charge-sheet dated 15th March, 2017 and the summoning order dated 4th July, 2025 passed by Special Judge (S.C./S.T. Act), Azamgarh in Criminal Case No. 650 of 2025 (State Vs. Indal Singh), arising out of Case Crime No. 57 of 2017, under Sections 323, 504 and 506 I.P.C. and Sections 3 (1) (da), 3 (1) (ha) and 3 (2) VK of the S.C./S.T. Act, Police Station-Raunapar, District-Azamgarh. 4. Learned counsel for the appellants submits that no offence is made out against the appellant and that the present prosecution has been instituted with a mala fide intention to cause harassment. 4. In the absence of any of the grounds recognized by the Supreme Court which may justify the quashing of the complaint or the impugned proceedings, the prayer for quashing the same is refused, as no abuse of the process of the Court is made out. The summoning court is vested with sufficient powers to discharge the accused even before the stage of framing of charges, if, for reasons to be recorded, it considers the charge to be groundless. 5. As requested, the appellant is permitted to appear before the concerned court within 20 days from today through counsel and move an application seeking discharge. 6. No coercive measures shall be adopted against the appellant for a period of 20 days from today or till the filing of the discharge application, whichever is earlier. Versus Counsel for Appellant(s) : Gokaran Singh, Ram Lakhan Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A., Pramod Kumar Indal Singh .....Appellant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Respondent(s) 7. If the concerned court, after hearing the counsel for the accused, is persuaded to take the view that the accused ought not to have been summoned and that the charge is groundless, it shall not abstain from discharging the accused merely on the ground that the material available at the time of summoning is the same as that available at the time of consideration of the discharge application. 8. On the other hand, if the court, after hearing the counsel for the accused, holds the view that the accused has been rightly summoned and that the material on record does not indicate the charges to be groundless, it shall pass an order to that effect and proceed further in the matter in accordance with law. It shall also be at liberty to adopt such measures as are permissible in law to secure the presence of the accused. 9. With the aforesaid observations, this appeal stands disposed of. May 7, 2026 Sushil/- CRLA No. 1317 of 2026 2 (Madan Pal Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad