CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 930 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 930 of 2026 Naseer Khan And 4 Others .....Appellant(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Manoj Kumar Jaiswal, Brijyendra Bhasker Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Court No. - 27 HON'BLE RAM MANOHAR NARAYAN MISHRA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the appellant, learned AGA for the State respondent no.1 and perused the record. 2. Instant criminal appeal, under Section 14-A(1) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, has been preferred against the charge sheet dated 23/11/2020, the summoning order dated 18/03/2023 and the non-bailable warrant dated 23/01/2026 passed by the Special Judge SC/ST Act (PA), Act, Hardoi, as well as entire criminal proceeding ST No.336 of 2023, arising out of Crime No.535 of 2020, under Sections 147, 323, 504, 506 IPC, read with Section 3(2)(5A) and 3(1)(D) of the SC/ST (PA) Act, Police Station, Sandila, District Hardoi. 3. Learned Counsel for the appellants submitted that the first informant is not a member of scheduled castes. He is not connected with the alleged victim, who