THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4567/2025 ORDER:- 1. The petitioner is arraigned as accused No.1 in FIR No.173 of 2025, on the file of Rajahmundry III Town Police Station, East Godavari District, for alleged offences under 318(4) r/w 3(5) of the BNS. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 3. Though the learned counsel for the petitioner filed this petition seeking the quashing of the FIR, they have, however, restricted the relief to the extent of directing the Investigating Officer to follow the procedure prescribed under Section 35(3) of the BNSS, and the guidelines prescribed by the Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar1. 4. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor stated that he has no objection to give such a direction. 5. The Criminal Petition is disposed off by directing the Station House Officer, Rajahmundry III Town Police Station, East Godavari District, to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, “BNSS”) insofar as the petitioner is concerned. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N Date: 25.04.2025 LSP 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273 2 HN, J CRL.P.NO.4567 OF 2025 85 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N Criminal Petition No.4567 of 2025 Date: 25.04.2025 LSP