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2025 DAILYLAW 5665 (UTT)

RAJESH ALIAS RAJU v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

WPCRL/380/2025 · 2025-04-28

Pankaj Purohit

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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.380 of 2025 Hon’ble Pankaj Purohit, J. Mr. Abhishek Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Mr. S.C. Dumka, learned AGA and Ms. Sweta Badola Dobhal, learned Brief Holder for the State. 3. By means of this writ petition, petitioner has impugned the FIR No.158 of 2025 dated 19.04.2025, lodged under Sections 3,4,5,6 & 7 of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, registered at P.S. Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has limited his 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 offences alleged against the petitioner carry 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 petitioner. Hence, it is provided that before taking any coercive measures against the petitioner, 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.) 28.04.2025 AK