HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH MAIN CASE No: Crl.P.No.13399 of 2025 PROCEEDING SHEET SL. NO. DATE ORDER OFFICE NOTE 01. 29.12.2025 Dr.VJP, J I.A.No.1 of 2025 Dispensed with for the present. Crl.P.No.13399 of 2025 Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor takes notice for the State/ Respondent No.1. Issue notice to respondent No.2. Learned counsel for the Petitioners is permitted to take out personal notice on Respondent No.2 through RPAD/Courier and file proof of the same. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the offences are punishable below seven years of imprisonment and a direction may be given to the Police to follow the guidelines issued by Hon’ble Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273, since Section 35(3) of BNSS SL. NO. DATE ORDER OFFICE NOTE is pari materia to Section 41-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor fairly conceded the same and would submit that a direction may be given to the Police to follow the procedure as established under Section 35(3) of BNSS Act since the offences are punishable with an imprisonment of below seven years. In that view, the Police are directed to follow the guidelines issued by the Hon’ble Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar’s case (supra) scrupulously. List the matter on 23.02.2026. _________ Dr.VJP, J Asr