2025:UHC:7624 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPCRL No. 922 of 2025 Hon’ble Ashish Naithani, J. Mr. Nagesh Aggarwal, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Mr. S. S. Chauhan, learned D.A.G. assisted by Mr. Vikash Uniyal, learned Brief Holder for the State. 3. The present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed by the petitioner for quashing the impugned F.I.R. No. 0073 of 2025 lodged by respondent no.3 on 19.03.2025, for the offence punishable under Sections 120-B & 420 of IPC, Police Station Doiwala, District Dehradun and further prayed that to direct the respondent nos.1 & 2 not to arrest the petitioner in connection with the abovementioned F.I.R.. 4. During the arguments, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that this writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the Station House Officer, Police Station Doiwala, District Haridwar/respondent no.2, and concerned Investigating Officer to follow the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, passed in ‘Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar and Another’, (2014) 8 SCC 273, before proceed to arrest the petitioner. 5. Learned State counsel has no objection on 2025:UHC:7624 the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 6. Having considered the submissions, this Court reminds the Investigating Officer concerned to adhere strictly to the law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar (supra). The Investigating Officer shall abide by the requirements of Section 41 and 41A CrPC before effecting any arrest. 7. In view of the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Station House Officer, Police Station Doiwala, District Haridwar/respondent no.2 and the Investigating Officer to follow the guidelines formulated by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in ‘Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar and Another’, (2014) 8 SCC 273. 8. It is directed that in the event of the petitioner’s co-operation in the investigation, the Investigating Officer shall not arrest the petitioner without satisfying himself regarding the necessity of arrest as per the mandate of Section 41 CrPC read with the guidelines in Arnesh Kumar (supra). 9. The petitioner shall extend full co-operation in the investigation and shall appear before the Investigating Officer as and when called upon. (Ashish Naithani, J.) 27.08.2025 Akash