CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 299 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 299 of 2026 Sachin Verma .....Appellant(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Sheo Prakash Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A., Devendra Kumar Singh, Madhulika Yadav Court No. - 28 HON'BLE PRAMOD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned AGA for the State as well as perused the record. 2. Today when the case is taken up, neither counsel on behalf of opposite parties no. 2 is present nor any counter on her behalf has been filed, therefore, this Court has no option but to proceed in the matter to decide the instant appeal. 3. The present criminal appeal under Section 14-A (2) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act has been preferred against the impugned orders dated 07.01.2026 and 19.01.2026 passed by Special Judge (SC/ST) Act, Pratapgarh in Bail Application No. 4770 of 2025 and 203/2026 respectively in Case Crime No. 478 of 2024, under Sections 191(1), 191(2), 191(3), 103(2), 352, 351(3) of BNS (corresponding Sections 146, 147, 148, 302, 504, 506 of I.P.C.) and Section 3(1) DA, 3