Hon'ble Om Prakash Shukla,J.

(1) Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as the learned Additional Government Advocate.

(2) The present application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been filed by the applicants, Shankar Nath Pandey and Shambhu Nath Pandey, seeking to quash the summoning order dated 15.03.2021 passed by the Judicial Magistrate-I, Faizabad in Criminal Case No.137 of 2021 : State Vs. Shankar Nath Pandey & others arising out of Case Crime No. 335 of 2019, under Section 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984, Police Station Khandasa, District Ayodhya and also to quash the entire proceedings initiated against the applicants.

(3) The records of the case indicate that criminal proceedings were initiated pursuant to an FIR dated 01.09.2019 lodged against the applicants and one Kaushal Kishore, which was registered as Case Crime No.335 of 2019, under Section 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984 (hereinafter referred to as PDPP Act), Police Station Khandasa, District Ayodhya. The Page No.2 of 15 case was investigated and a charge sheet dated 21.09.2019 was submitted,