APPLICATION U/s 482 No. 2158 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 2158 of 2026 Santosh Kumar Maurya @ Santosh And 2 Others .....Applicant(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy, Deptt. Home Civil Sectt. Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : Vineet Kumar Chaurasia Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Court No. - 16 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. 1. Sri Jaydeep, advocate, has put in appearance by way of filing vakalatnama on behalf of opposite party no. 2 and the same is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, Sri Jaydeep, learned counsel for opposite party no. 2, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 3. Instant application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. (now under Section 528 B.N.S.S.) has been filed with prayer for quashing of the entire criminal proceedings of Case No. 31 of 2018 (State of U.P. vs. Manoj and Ors.) initiated against the petitioners in pursuance of the impugned charge-sheet No. 01 of 2017 dated 03.10.2017 arising out of FIR No. 295 of 2017, under Sections 452, 323, 504, 506 of IPC and Sections 3(1)(Da) (Dha) of the SC/ST Act, Police Station – Malihabad, District – Lucknow, as well as the impugned