JUDGMENT :

1. The petition has been filed under Section 482 CrPC for quashing proceeding of Sessions Trial No.6 of 2018 State Versus Sonu alias Santosh and others vide case crime No.279 of 2017 under section 3(1) of U.P. Gangster & Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, P.S. Kotwali Nagar, district Sultanpur as regards the petitioner as well as the charge sheet dated 25.5.2018 and summoning order dated 28.5.2018.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.A. for the State.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to delete respondent No.2 from the array of parties, during course of the day.

4. Facts of the case are that a first information report was registered against the petitioner. As per the first information report, while the complainant was on patrolling duty on 27.5.2017, during patrolling, he came to know that Sonu Singh alias Santosh Singh resident of district Jaunpur is a desperate criminal and is having an organised gang. He is a gang leader and he along with Ajeet Yadav, Deepak Mishra, Sandeep Mishra, Praeep Mishra, Raghunayak Dubey, Anil Pandey alias Santu and Ezajullah are active members of gang.

It has also been alleged that the gang has