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.1367 of 2025 Hon’ble Pankaj Purohit, J. Mr. Aayush Gaur, Advocate for the petitioner. 2. Mr. S.S. Chauhan, D.A.G. with Mr. Vikash Uniyal, B.H. for the State. 3. By means of this writ petition, petitioner has impugned FIR No.0381 of 2025 dated 23.10.2025, under Section 318(4) of the B.N.S. 2023, registered with Police Station Ram Nagar, District Nainital. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has limited his argument to the extent that the investigation agency should comply with the guidelines given in Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar and another reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273. 5. Since offence under Section 318(4) of B.N.S. 2023 carries a punishment upto seven years, therefore before resorting to any arrest, a prior notice under Section 35(3) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 (under Section 41-A of Cr.P.C.) is necessary to be issued to the petitioner. Hence, it is provided that before taking any coercive measure against the petitioner, the Investigating Officer shall abide by procedure given under Section 35(3) of the B.N.S.S. Act, 2023 (under Section 41-A of Cr.P.C.). 6. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed-off. 7. Pending application, if any, stands disposed-off accordingly. (Pankaj Purohit, J.) 03.11.2025 SK