HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 8030 of 2025 Court No. - 9 HON'BLE RAJESH SINGH CHAUHAN, J. HON'BLE SYED QAMAR HASAN RIZVI, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, 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:- "(अ) यह िक िरट आदेश व िनदेर्श जो िक उत्प्रेषण (Certiorari) की प्रकृ ित की प्रकृ ित का हो िनगर्त कर सूचनादाता (िवपक्षी संख्या 4) द्वारा याचीगण के िवरूद्ध पंजीकृ त करायी गयी प्रथम सूचना प्रितवेदन िदनांक 06.08.2025 (रूप पत्र / संलग्नक संख्या 1) सम्बिन्धत प्रथम सूचना प्रितवेदन संख्या (FIR NO) 0368/2025 अन्तगर्त धारा 2/3 सावर्जिनक सम्पित्त नुकसान िनवारण अिधिनयम थाना कोतवाली नगर जनपद रायबरेली को खिण्डत िकये जाने की कृ पा की जावे। (ब). यह िक आदेश व िनदेर्श जो िक परमादेश (Mandamus) की प्रकृ ित हो िनगर्त कर सूचनादाता (िवपक्षी संख्या 4) द्वारा याचीगण के िवरूद्ध पंजीकृ त करायी गयी प्रथम सूचना प्रितवेदन िदनांक 06. 08.2025 (रूप पत्र/संलग्नक संख्या 1) सम्बिन्धत प्रथम सूचना प्रितवेदन संख्या (FIR NO) 0368/2025 अन्तगर्त धारा 2/3 सावर्जिनक सम्पित्त नुकसान िनवारण अिधिनयम थाना कोतवाली नगर जनपद रायबरेली के कम में याची गण की िगरफ् तारी रोके जाने की कृ पा की जावे।" 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners 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 them, which is against the mandates of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Devesh Bahadur Singh, Sudhir Kumar Rai Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Aditya Kumar And Others .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And Others .....Respondent(s) 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 petitioners, entail sentence of less than seven years, the provisions of Section 35(3) Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 are to be 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. 6. Considering the settled law on the subject and the aforesaid stand of the investigating agency, learned counsel for the petitioners 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 petitioners are directed to appear before the Investigating Officer of the concerned police station on 04.10.2025 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, the interim protection granted in this order may be withdrawn on an appropriate application being filed by the prosecution or by the complainant. September 25, 2025 Arun CRLP No. 8030 of 2025 2 (Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi,J.) (Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.) Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench