JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri Vipul Shukla, learned counsel for the applicants and Sri Pankaj Saxena, learned Additional Government Advocate-I for the State-opposite party.

2. The present application under Section 482 CrPC has been filed with a prayer for quashing of the charge-sheet no. 262 of 2020 dated 19.07.2020, the cognizance order dated 25.02.2021 and entire proceedings of Case No. 14457 of 2021 pending in the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate III, Kanpur Nagar (State Vs. Atmaram Yadav and others) in Case Crime No. 249 of 2020 under Sections 323, 504 IPC, P.S. Vidhnu, District Kanpur Nagar insofar as it relates to the applicants.

3. The facts as pleaded in the application are to the effect that an FIR No. 0249 was registered on 01.06.2020 under Sections 379, 323, 504 Indian Penal Code, [IPC] at P.S. Vidhnu, District Kanpur Nagar in which the applicants herein were named as accused. The case was investigated by the police and charge-sheet no. 262 of 2020 was submitted on 19.07.2020 under Sections 323, 504 IPC whereupon the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate III, Kanpur Nagar passed an order of cognizance on 25.02.2021.

4. Apart from raising contentions which are factual in