JUDGMENT :

C482 No.1771 of 2023 has been filed by the applicant/accused Dinesh Kumar Saxena for quashing of order of framing of charge dated 04.08.2018 and the order dated 04.08.2018 passed by Judicial Magistrate, Jaspur, District Udham Singh Nagar on the discharge application of the applicant/accused as well as the order dated 24.07.2023 passed by 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar in Criminal Revision No.167/2018.

2. C482 No.1771 of 2023 has been filed by the applicant/accused Smt. Ankita Rohatgi for quashing of order of framing of charge dated 04.08.2018 and the order dated 04.08.2018 passed by Judicial Magistrate, Jaspur, District Udham Singh Nagar on the discharge application of the applicant/accused as well as the order dated 24.07.2023 passed by 2nd Additional Sessions passed by 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar in Criminal Revision No.172/2018.

3. Since the controversy involved in these two petitions is same, therefore, for the sake of convenience, these petitions are being disposed of by a common judgment/order.

4. Learned counsel for the applicants would submit that the charge sheet was filed against the appli