HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 9412 of 2025 Court No. - 10 HON'BLE RAJNISH KUMAR, J. HON'BLE ZAFEER AHMAD, J. 1. Heard Sri Sumit Chauhan, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. In view of proposed order, notice to opposite party no.4 is hereby dispensed with. 3. This petition seeks issuance of direction in the nature of certiorari for quashing the impugned F.I.R. dated 22.8.2025 bearing Case Crime No. 517 of 2025, under Sections 420, 506 IPC, Police Station Laharpur, District Sitapur. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner 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 him 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 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 SCC 51. 6. Considering the stand of the investigating agency, learned counsel for the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Sumit Chauhan, Ashutosh Srivastava, Pratibha Maurya Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Mushir Ahmad .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) petitioner states that this petition may 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 on 30.10.2025 at 11:00 AM sharp to cooperate in the investigation. Thereafter, he shall continue to cooperate in the investigation till its completion, failing which, protection of this order may be withdrawn on the application being moved by the prosecution or the complainant.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 13, 2025 Fahim/- CRLP No. 9412 of 2025 2 (Zafeer Ahmad,J.) (Rajnish Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- MOHD FAHIM AKHTAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench