JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri Satish Trivedi, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Sri Ajay Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Karunakar Singh, learned AGA.

2. The present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed with a prayer to quash the impugned order dated 05.04.2023 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Agra in Sessions Trial No.235 of 2022 (State vs. Shivanshu Mudgal and others), arising out of Case Crime No.478 of 2021, under Sections 147, 148, 149, 302, 307, 506 IPC at Police Station Shahganj, District Agra.

3. It is the case of the applicant that a first information report has been lodged on 03.11.2021, under Sections 147, 148, 149, 302, 307 IPC at Police Station Shahganj, District Agra in Case Crime No.478 of 2021 by the first informant against 11 accused persons pertaining to the alleged occurrence dated 02.11.2021.

4. On dated 07.01.2022, the opposite party no.2 filed his Vakalatnama to privately oppose the defense in the sessions trial by engaging five Advocates, who are all leading Senior Advocates of the District Court at Agra, two Vakalatnama were filed on the same date wherein a total of ten Advocates were shown to be engaged by the opposite pa