HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 7739 of 2025 Court No. - 9 HON'BLE RAJESH SINGH CHAUHAN, J. HON'BLE SYED QAMAR HASAN RIZVI, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.G.A. for the State-respondents and perused the material placed on record. 2. In view of the proposed order being passed, notice to respondents No. 4 is hereby dispensed with. 3. This writ petition has been filed with the following main prayers:- "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari quashing the impugned FIR (Annexure No. 1) registered as FIR No. 264/2025, under Sections 406/420 IPC at P.S. Sushant Golf City, District Lucknow, registered on 08.04.2025 with the consequential inquiry, investigation being conducted on the basis of the said FIR qua the petitioner. (ii) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction staying the arrest of the petitioners in connection with the FIR (Annexure No. 1) registered as FIR No. 264/2025, under Sections 406/420 IPC at P.S. Sushant Golf City, District-Lucknow, registered on 08.04.2025." 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the offences as alleged in FIR have maximum punishment for the term having less than seven years imprisonment, whereas, the police is trying to arrest him, which is against the mandates of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita. 5. Learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondent-State has given a statement on behalf of investigating agency that because the offences allegedly committed by the petitioner, entail sentence of less than seven years, the provisions of Section 35(3) Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 are to be Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Arun Sinha, Ram Chandra Singh, Umang Agarwal, Vineesh Bhalla Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Harish Gulla .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, Lko. And Others .....Respondent(s) strictly followed in terms of judgments rendered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in re; Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar and another, (2014) 8 SCC 273, and Satender Kumar Antil vs. CBI and another, Special Leave to Appeal (Criminal) No. 5191 of 2021 : (2022) 10 SCC 51. Learned A.G.A. has also submitted that the petitioner is having criminal history of 15 cases. 6. Considering the settled law on the subject and the aforesaid stand of the investigating agency, learned counsel for the petitioner states that this petition be disposed of in view of the above said facts. 7. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of in view of the provisions of Section 35(3) Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and the law as laid down by Apex Court in the cases of Arnesh Kumar (supra) and Satender Kumar Antil (supra). 8. However, the petitioner is directed to appear before the Investigating Officer of the concerned police station on 01.09.2025 at 11.00 AM sharp to cooperate in the investigation. Thereafter, he shall continue to cooperate in the investigation till its completion, failing which, the interim protection granted in this order may be withdrawn on an appropriate application being filed by the prosecution or by the complainant. August 25, 2025 Abhishek Gupta CRLP No. 7739 of 2025 2 (Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi,J.) (Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.) Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK GUPTA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench