SL. No. Dat e Of f ice Not es, r epor t s, or ders or pr oceedin gs or dir ect ion s an d Regist r ar’s or der w it h Sign at u r es COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS 2025:UHC:10307 WPCRL No.1502 of 2025 Hon ’ble Ash ish Nait h an i, J. Mr. Susheel Kumar, learned counsel holding brief of Mr. Gaurav Singh, learned counsel for the Petitioners. 2. Mr. N.S. Kanyal, learned AGA, for the State of Uttarakhand/1 and 2. 3. Mr. Nikhil Singhal, learned counsel for the Respondent No.3. 4. The present Petitioners have put a challenge to the FIR/Case Crime No.306 of 2025, dated 13.11.2025 which was registered at Police Station Khanpur, District Haridwar for his alleged involvement in commission of the offences under Sections 420, 465, 468 and 471 of IPC. 5. As far as the offences under Sections 420, 465, 468 and 471 of IPC are concerned, it carry a sentence of less than seven years, and it will be covered by the ratio laid down by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the matters of “Arnesh Kumar vs. State Of Bihar” reported in 2014 (8) SCC 273, where the applicant is required to surrender before the court and seek his bail. However, the said benefit of “Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar”, would be extended to the Petitioners, subject to the condition that they cooperate with the investigation and render full support to the Respondent No.2. 6. In view of the aforesaid, this writ petition is being disposed of under the guidelines framed under the judgment of “Arnesh Kumar vs State of Bihar”. However, if there is any dereliction on part of the Petitioners for not cooperating in the investigation, the benefit as granted by this order would automatically seize to have its effect. ( Ash ish Nait h an i, J.) 2 0 .1 1 .2 0 2 5 Nitesh/