New Delhi, July 17 -- A special leave petition has been moved before the Supreme Court against the order of acquittal of MLA Abhay Singh and six others in an attempt to murder case passed by the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court.

The bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Satish Chandra Sharma on July 18.

This petition has been moved by Vikas Singh through advocate Rudra Vikram Singh and Sandeep Yadav. Vikas Singh was the complainant in the FIR registered at Police Station Maharaj Ganj, Faizabad, UP.

The petitioner had stated that one Judge of a Double bench has convicted MLA Abhay Singh and the other four respondents under Sections 307 and 147 of the IPC. However, another Judge has acquitted them; consequently, the matter was sent to ...