HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 8263 of 2025 Court No. - 10 HON'BLE RAJNISH KUMAR, J. HON'BLE RAJEEV SINGH, J. 1. Heard Sri Rakesh Kumar Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. In view of order proposed to be passed issuance of notice to opposite party no.3 is hereby dispensed with. 3. This petition seeks issuance of direction in the nature of certiorari for quashing the impugned F.I.R. lodged by opposite party no.3 on 03.08.2025 at 18.03 hours, in F.I.R. No.0154 of 2025, Under Sections 115(2), 352, 351(3), 333 & 76 of B.N.S., Police Station-Baghai, District- Pratapgarh. 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) : Rakesh Kumar Yadav, Hema Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Subhash Chandra @ Subhas Yadav And Another .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Deptt. 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 26.09.2025 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shall continue to cooperate in the investigation till its completion, failing which, protection of this order may be withdrawn on the application being moved by the prosecution or the complainant. September 12, 2025 Banswar CRLP No. 8263 of 2025 2 (Rajeev Singh,J.) (Rajnish Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAM NARESH BANSWAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench