CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 481 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 481 of 2026 Mohammad Asif .....Appellant(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And Another .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Gudiya Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A., Ankur Kumar Panday Court No. - 12 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. 1. Heard Ms. Gudiya Yadav, learned counsel for appellant, learned AGA appearing on behalf of respondent no.1-State and Mr. Ankur Kumar Panday, learned counsel for respondent no.2- complainant. 2. This Criminal Appeal has been filed by appellant under Section 14-A(2) of Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 to set aside order dated 12.12.2025 passed by Learned Special Judge S.C./S.T. Act, Ambedkarnagar in Session Trial No.371 of 2026 and in Case Crime No.849 of 2025, under Sections 69, 127(2), 115(2), 352, 351(3) BNS & Section 3(1)(Da), 3(1)(Dha), 3(2)(v), 3(2)(Va) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Police Station Kotwali Akbarpur, District Lucknow. 3. As per contents of first information report, the appellant was known to the victim for past seven years and she had been residing