HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 9552 of 2025 Court No. - 11 HON'BLE ABDUL MOIN, J. HON'BLE MRS. BABITA RANI, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. In view of proposed order, 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. bearing FIR/Case Crime No. 290 of 2025, under Sections 3/7 of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 , Police Station- Manjhila, District- Hardoi. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the offences as alleged in FIR carry maximum punishment for the term less than seven years imprisonment, whereas, the police is trying to arrest her, which is against the mandate 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 petitioner, 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- (2022) 10 Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Azam Shafeequi, Mukesh, Swati Bisaria, Viplav Sahu Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Smt. Asharani .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Lko. And Others .....Respondent(s) SCC 51. 6. Considering the stand of the investigating agency, learned counsel for the petitioner states that the 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 petitioner shall appear before the Investigating Officer of the concerned police station whenever she is required to cooperate in the investigation. Thereafter, she shall continue to cooperate in the investigation till its completion, failing which, protection of this order may be withdrawn on the application being moved by the prosecution or the complainant. October 15, 2025 AKK CRLP No. 9552 of 2025 2 (Mrs. Babita Rani,J.) (Abdul Moin,J.) Digitally signed by :- AMIT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench