SL. No Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGES’S ORDERS WPCRL No.317 of 2025 Hon’ble Pankaj Purohit, J. Ms. Irum Zeba, learned counsel for the petitioners is present. 2. Mr. S.C. Dumka, learned AGA and Ms. Sweta Badola Dobhal, learned Brief Holder for the State are present. 3. By means of this writ petition, petitioners have impugned the FIR No.0073 of 2025 dated 20.02.2025, lodged under Sections 318(4) of B.N.S., 2023 registered at P.S. Ranipur, District Pauri Garhwal. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has limited her argument to the extent that the investigation agency should comply with the guidelines given in Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar and another reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273. 5. Since the offence under Section 318(4) of BNS, 2023 carries a punishment maximum to seven years, therefore before resorting to any arrest, prior notice under Section 35(3) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 (under Section 41A of Cr.P.C.) is necessary to be issued to the petitioners. Hence, it is provided that before taking any coercive measures against the petitioners, the Investigating Officer shall abide by procedure given under Section 35(3) of the BNSS Act, 2023 (under Section 41A of Cr.P.C.) 6. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of. 7. Pending application, if any, stands disposed of accordingly. (Pankaj Purohit, J.) 16.04.2025 AK