CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1739 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 1739 of 2026 Jagat Singh Chouhan And 3 Others .....Appellant(s) Versus State of U.P. and Another .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Rishu Bhartiya, Shashank Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Court No. - 51 HON'BLE ANIL KUMAR-X, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the appellants and Shri Acharya Rajesh Tripathi, learned AGA for the State. 2. As per office report, notice on the respondent/informant has been served, but none has appeared on behalf of the said respondent to oppose the appeal. 3. This criminal appeal under Section 14-A(1) of The Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 has been preferred by the appellants with a prayer to allow the appeal and set aside the impugned cognizance/summoning order dated 12.07.2024 issued by the Special Judge (SC/ST Act), Agra on Charge-sheet dated 10.10.2023 bearing Charge-sheet No. 306 of 2023 registered as Session Case (Session Trial) No. 1303 of 2024 (State Vs. Jagat Singh Chouhan and others) arising out of Case Crime No. 242 of 2023 Under Sections 342, 354a, 506 of I.P.C. and Section 3(2)va of the S.C./S.T. Act, Police Station Malpura,