CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 3674 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 3674 of 2026 Ashutosh Upadhyay @ Aashu And Another .....Appellant(s) Versus State of U.P. and Another .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Jai Prakash Singh, Rahul Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : Arun Kumar Pal, G.A. Court No. - 51 HON'BLE MADAN PAL SINGH, J. 1. Heard the learned counsel for the appellants, learned A.G.A for the State and Mr. Yadvendra Singh and Mr. Arun Kumar Pal, Advocate who have put in appearance on behalf of opposite party no.2 by filing their vakalatnama in the Court today which is taken on record. 2. This Criminal Appeal under Section 14-A (1) of The Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 has been preferred with a prayer to quash charge-sheet dated 30th September, 2025, cognizance taking order dated 30th October, 2025 as well as the entire proceedings of Sessions Case No. 1019 of 2025 (State Vs. Ashutosh Upadhyay @ Aashu & Others) arising out of Case Crime No. 267 of 2025 under Sections 316 (2), 352 B.N.S. and Section 3 (2) (v) of SC/ST Act, Police-Station- Amapur, District-Kasganj. 3. Learned counsel for the appellants has raised solitary legal ground by