HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 8653 of 2025 Court No. - 10 HON'BLE RAJNISH KUMAR, J. HON'BLE RAJEEV SINGH, J. 1. Heard Sri Anam Som Ratna, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. In view of proposed order, notice to opposite party nos.4 is hereby dispensed with. 3. This petition seeks issuance of direction in the nature of certiorari for quashing the impugned F.I.R. bearing FIR/Case Crime No.0318 of 2025, under Section 3/7 EC Act, Police Station- Kakori, District- Lucknow. 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 Leave to Appeal (Criminal) No. 5191 of 2021 : (2022) 10 SCC 51. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anam Som Ratna Maurya, Anjali Ratnesh Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Sushil Kumar Yadav .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) 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 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shall continue to cooperate in the investigation till its completion, failing which, protection of this order may be withdrawn on the application being moved by the prosecution or the complainant. September 18, 2025 GauraV/- CRLP No. 8653 of 2025 2 (Rajeev Singh,J.) (Rajnish Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- GAURAV PAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench