HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 7698 of 2025 Court No. - 11 HON'BLE ABDUL MOIN, J. HON'BLE MRS. BABITA RANI, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. This petition seeks issuance of direction in the nature of certiorari for quashing the impugned F.I.R. bearing FIR/Case Crime No. 0359 of 2025, under Sections 352, 115(2), 110 & 85 of B.N.S. Act, 2023, Police Station- Bachchrawan, District- Raebareli. 3. In pursuance to the order of this Court dated 16.09.2025, Smt. Anamika Tiwari, the respondent No.4 is present, who is duly identified by S.I. Shri Rajan Kumar Tiwari and Lady Constable Ms. Deepmala Singh accompanying her. 4. Smt. Anamika Tiwari states that she is not interested in going for mediation and for settling the dispute amicably inasmuch as, earlier too, the matter was tried to be settled but the petitioner has wriggled out of the settlement. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the offences as alleged in FIR carry maximum punishment for the term less than seven years imprisonment, whereas, the police is trying to arrest them, which is against the mandate of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita. 6. Learned A.G.A. appearing for respondents-State has given a statement on behalf of investigating agency that because the offence allegedly committed by the petitioners, entails sentence of less than seven years, provisions of Section 35(3) Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 shall be strictly followed in terms of judgments rendered by Hon'ble Supreme Court in re; Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar and another - (2014) 8 SCC 273 and Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vyas Narayan Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Anil Kumar Tiwari And 3 Others .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Satender Kumar Antil vs. CBI and another- (2022) 10 SCC 51. 7. Considering the stand of the investigating agency, learned counsel for the petitioners states that his petition be disposed of in view of the above said facts. 8. 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 the Apex Court in re; Arnesh Kumar (supra) and Satender Kumar Antil (supra). 9. However, it is directed that the petitioners shall appear before the Investigating Officer of the concerned police station whenever they are required, to cooperate in the investigation. Thereafter, they shall continue to cooperate in the investigation till its completion, failing which, protection of this order may be withdrawn on the application being moved by the prosecution or the complainant. October 7, 2025 S. Shivhare CRLP No. 7698 of 2025 2 (Mrs. Babita Rani,J.) (Abdul Moin,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHASHANK SHIVHARE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench