HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 7950 of 2025 Court No. - 10 HON'BLE RAJNISH KUMAR, J. HON'BLE RAJEEV SINGH, J. 1. Ms. Radhika Singh, Advocate has filed her power on behalf of the opposite party No.4, which is taken on record. 2. Heard Sri Prashant Dubey, learned counsel for the petitioners, learned A.G.A. for the State and Ms. Radhika Singh, learned counsel for the opposite party No.4. 3. This petition seeks issuance of direction in the nature of certiorari for quashing the impugned F.I.R. bearing FIR/Case Crime No.0421/2025, under Sections 318(4), 61(2), 352, 351(3) B.N.S., Police Station Kotwali Nagar, District Ayodhya. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the offences as alleged in FIR have maximum punishment for the term less than seven years imprisonment, whereas, the police is trying to arrest them, which is against the mandates of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita. 5. 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 Satender Kumar Antil vs. CBI and another, Special Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Prashant Dubey Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Babu Ram Yadav And Others .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, Civil Sectt. Lko. And Others .....Respondent(s) Leave to Appeal (Criminal) No. 5191 of 2021 : (2022) 10 SCC 51. 6. Considering the stand of the investigating agency, learned counsel for the petitioners states that let 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 the Apex Court in re; Arnesh Kumar (supra) and Satender Kumar Antil (supra). 8. However, It is directed that the petitioners shall appear before the Investigating Officer of the concerned police station on 11.09.2025 at 11:00 AM sharp for the purpose 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shall continue to cooperate in the investigation till its completion, failing which, protection of this order may be withdrawn on the application being moved by the prosecution or the complainant. August 28, 2025 Saurabh CRLP No. 7950 of 2025 2 (Rajeev Singh,J.) (Rajnish Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- SAURABH VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench