HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 9549 of 2025 Court No. - 11 HON'BLE ABDUL MOIN, J. HON'BLE ABDHESH KUMAR CHAUDHARY, 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. dated 15.04.2025 bearing FIR/Case Crime No. 155 of 2025, under Section 10 of U.P Control of Goondas Act, 1970 at Police Station Gomti Nagari District Lucknow, a copy of which is annexure 1 to the writ petition. 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 them, 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 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- (2022) 10 Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Arvind Kumar Verma Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Sachchidanand Sharma @ Guddu .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) SCC 51. 6. Considering the stand of the investigating agency, learned counsel for the petitioners states that his 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 whenever they are required 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shall continue to cooperate in the investigation till its completion, failing which, protection of this order may be withdrawn on the application being moved by the prosecution or the complainant. October 9, 2025 Pachhere/- CRLP No. 9549 of 2025 2 (Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary,J.) (Abdul Moin,J.) Digitally signed by :- SATYENDRA SINGH PACHHERE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench