(1.) Heard Sri Alok Srivastava-II, the learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Anurag Verma, the learned AGA-I for the State and perused the record.
(2.) By means of the instant application filed under Sec. 482 Cr.P.C., the applicant has sought quashing of the charge-sheet No. 01/2023 dtd. 16/3/2023 as well as the summoning order dtd. 25/5/2023 and the order dtd. 27/3/2024 passed by the learned Special Judge SC/ST Act, Gonda issuing a non-bailable warrant against the applicant and the entire proceedings of Sessions Case No. 806 of 2023; State versus Sumit Kumar Gupta and Ors, relating to Case Crime No. 70 of 2023, under Ss. 323, 504, 506, 241 IPC and Ss. 3(1)(Da)(Dha) of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Act, Police Station Kaudia, District Gonda pending in the Court of learned Special Judge SC/ST Act, Gonda.
(3.) The learned AGA-I has raised a preliminary objection that the applicant has got a statutory remedy of filing an appeal under Sec. 14-A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, and, therefore, the application under Sec. 482 Cr.P.C. should not be entertained.