Allahabad High Court

AALOK SINGH ALIAS VIVEK KUMAR SINGH AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

Decided: 5 May 2026
Bench: SAMIT GOPAL

Holding

The application under Section 528 BNSS is dismissed as not pressed.

Summary

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash the charge‑sheet (No. 91 of 2023) and the criminal proceedings (SST No. 10 of 2024) arising from a case under Sections 323, 504, 506, 427 IPC and Section 3(2)(Va) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. They had earlier filed Criminal Appeal No. 1875 of 2024, which was dismissed on 18‑08‑2025. The High Court observed that the present application was essentially a repeat of the earlier prayer and was filed in confusion. Consequently, the Court held that the application was not pressed and dismissed it. The judgment directed the applicants to approach the appropriate court for any further remedy.

Issues considered

Whether an application under Section 528 BNSS seeking quash of a charge‑sheet is maintainable when the same relief has already been sought and dismissed in a prior appeal.
Whether the High Court can entertain a fresh application to stay proceedings in the same criminal case.

Legislation cited

Code of Criminal Procedure — s. 528
Indian Penal Code — s. 323, 427, 504, 506
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — s. 3(2)(Va)

Subjects

quash of charge‑sheet
Section 528
BNSS
SC/ST Act
maintainability
criminal appeal dismissed
high court procedure

Judgment

         HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                 APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 8907 of 2026


Aalok Singh Alias Vivek Kumar Singh And 3
Others                                                     .....Applicant(s)
                                   Versus

State of U.P. and Another
                                                               .....Opposite
                                                                     Party(s)

Counsel for Applicant(s)                    :   Vivek Kumar Tiwari
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)               :   G.A., Yasharth Ojha

Court No. - 75
                       HON'BLE SAMIT GOPAL, J.

1. List revised.

2. Heard Sri Vivek Kumar Tiwari, learned counsel for the applicants,
Sri Yasharth Ojha, learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 and Sri
Ram Prakash Shukla, learned counsel for the State and perused the
record.

3. The present application under Section 528 BNSS has been filed by the
applicants Aalok Singh @ Vivek Kumar Singh, Shani Singh @ Vishal
Singh, Happy Singh @ Navneet Singh and Mannu Singh @ Nitin
Singh, with the following prayers:

“It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may
graciously be pleased to allow this application and quash the charge-
sheet no. 91 of 2023 dated 29.04.2023, as well as the entire criminal
proceedings of S.S.T. No. 10 of 2024, arising out of Case Crime No. 64 of
2023, under Sections 323, 504, 506 and 427 I.P.C. and Section 3(2)(Va)
of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)
Act, Police Station Kerakat, District Jaunpur, pending before the learned
Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Jaunpur, in the interest of justice.

It is further prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to
direct a fair and proper further investigation by a competent and
independent investigating officer, after considering the CCTV footage,
electronic evidence and other material available on record,

It is further prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to
stay the further proceedings of the aforesaid criminal case during the
pendency of the present application, otherwise the applicants shall suffer
irreparable loss and injury.

And/or to pass such further order or direction which this Hon'ble Court
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may deem fit and proper in the interest of Justice, otherwise the applicant
shall suffer irreparable loss and injury."

4. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that previously the
applicants had filed appeal being Criminal Appeal No. 1875 of 2024
(Alok Singh and 3 others Vs. State of U.P. and another) which stood
dismissed vide order dated 18.08.2025, copy of the order has been placed
before the Court which is annexure 11 to the affidavit. The same reads as
under:

"1- अपीलाथर् की ओर से उनके िव्षान अिधव्वा तथा िवप्षी संख्या 2 की ओर से उनके िव्षान अिधव्वा एवं राज्य की ओर से िव्षान
अपर शासकीय अिधव्वा को सुना एवं प्ऴावली का सम्यक पिरशीलन िकया।


2-यह दािण्डक अपील, अपीलाथर् की ओर से अन्तगर्त धारा 14-ए (1) एस० सी०/एस० टी० एक्ट, 1989 इस आशय से योिजत की
गयी है िक मुकदमा अपराध संख्या 64 वषर् 2023, (राज्य ्ऺित अलोक एवं अन्य), अन्तगर्त धारा 323, 504, 506, 427 भा० दं०
सं० एवं धारा 3 (2) (व) एस० सी०/एस०टी० एक्ट, थाना केराकत, िजला जौनपुर में िव्षान िवशेष न्यायाधीश, (एस.सी./एस. टी.
एक्ट) जौनपुर ्षारा पािरत ्ऺसं्ञान आदेश िदनांक 16-1-2024 तथा ्ऺेिषत आरोप प्ऴ संख्या 91 वषर् 2023 िदनांिकत 29-4-
2023 को िनरस्त िकया जाए।


3-अपीलाथर्गण के िव्षान अिधव्वा ्षारा कथन िकया गया िक अपीलाथर्गण िनददरॏष है। उन्हें ्ऺश्नगत मामले में गलत ा़ंग से झूठा
फसाया गया है। अपीलाथर्गण ्षारा ऐसा कोई अपराध कािरत नहीं िकया गया है जैसा िक ्ऺश्नगत ्ऺाथिमकी में विणत िकया गया है।
अपीलाथर्गण का ्ऺश्नगत मामले से कोई वास्ता व सरोकार नहीं है। सम्बिन्धत िववेचक ्षारा सही ा़ंग से ्ऺश्नगत मामले की जांच नहीं
की गयी और गलत ा़ंग से आरोप प्ऴ अपीलाथर्गण के िवरु्ध न्यायालय में ्ऺेिषत िकया गया है। िव्षान िवचारण न्यायालय ्षारा गलत
ा़ंग से ्ऺसं्ञान आदेश पािरत िकया गया है जो िविध संगत नहीं एवं िनरस्त होने योग्य है।


4-इसके िवपरीत िवप्षी संख्या 2 के िव्षान अिधव्वा तथा िव्षान अपर शासकीय अिधव्वा ्षारा अपीलाथर्गण के िव्षान अिधव्वा के
तकरॏ का िवरोध िकया गया एवं कथन िकया गया िक सम्बिन्धत िववेचक ने समुिचत साष्य संकिलत कर अपीलाथर्गण के िवरू्ध आरोप
प्ऴ न्यायालय में ्ऺेिषत िकया है। िव्षान िवचारण न्यायालय ्षारा पािरत ्ऺसं्ञान आदेश में कोई िविधक ्ऴुिट एवं अिनयिमतता नहीं है।
ऐसी दशा में अपीलाथर्गण की यह अपील िनरस्त होने योग्य है।


5-्ऺकरण के समस्त तथ्य एवं पिरिस्थितयों को दृि्िगत रखते हुए अपीलाथर्गण के िवरू्ध पािरत ्ऺश्नगत तलबी आदेश में हस्त्षेप का
कोई आधार नहीं पाया जाता है। तदनुसार यह अपील बलहीन है एवं िनरस्त होने योग्य है।


6- तदनुसार अपीलाथीगण की यह अपील िनरस्त की जाती है।


7-हालांिक यह आदेिशत िकया जाता है िक यिद अपीलाथर्गण िव्षान अवर न्यायालय के सम्ष उपिस्थत होकर उपरो्व विणत ्ऺकरण
में जमानत हेतु ्ऺाथर्ना प्ऴ ्ऺस्तुत करते है तो उनके जमानत ्ऺाथर्ना प्ऴ का िनस्तारण िनयमानुसार शी्स से शी्स िकया जाए।"


5. It is submitted that under confusion, the present application U/s 528
BNSS has been filed for the same prayer which may be dismissed as not
pressed.

6. Prayer is allowed.

7. The present application is dismissed as not pressed.

8. Learned counsel for the applicants gives an undertaking that the
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                                    applicants shall appear before the court concerned by 20.05.2026 and
                                    explore the remedies available to him before the said court concerned.
                                    Needless to state that this right is available to the accused as per law.


                                                                                            (Samit Gopal,J.)
                                    May 6, 2026
                                    M. ARIF




Digitally signed by :-
MOHAMMAD ARIF
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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