wNeutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:113234 Court No. - 69 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 5569 of 2025 Applicant :- Sharik Faridi Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Kulveer Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Vivek Varma,J. 1. Heard counsel for the applicant as well as Sri Neeraj Kumar Sharma, learned AGA for the State and perused the material on record. 2. This application has been filed seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime No. 078 of 2025, under sections 305(a) BNS, Police Station Purkazi, District- Muzaffar Nagar. 3. Counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant was not named in the first informant report and has been falsely implicated in the instant case. The name of the applicant surfaced during the course of investigation. The applicant has no criminal antecedents. The applicant has apprehension of his arrest in the above mentioned case. 4. Per contra, learned A.G.A opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail and submits that the investigation is pending in the matter. A prima facie case is made out. Referring to the provisions of Section 35 of B.N.S.S. it is submitted that since offences levelled in the first information report are punishable up to seven years only the applicant cannot be arrested. An apprehension of arrest shown in the anticipatory bail is not genuine. Thus prayer has been made for rejection of anticipatory bail. 5. I have considered the rival submissions raised by learned counsel for the parties. 6. In the matter, it is evident from the record that anticipatory bail has been moved for the offences in which the maximum punishment is of seven years. There is a specific provision under Section 35 of B.N.S.S. on point of arrest of the accused relating to the offences punishable up to seven years. Until and unless the mandate given in Section 35 of B.N.S.S. is complied by the Investigating Officer, accused of such offences cannot be arrested. 7. Thus keeping in view of the statutory provisions on point of arrest of the accused, the Court is of the opinion that there is no need of anticipatory bail as the applicant cannot be arrested without complying with the provision given in Section 35 of B.N.S.S. Specific provisions under Section 35 of B.N.S.S. have been provided giving protection to the accused persons from arrest in offences punishable up to seven years punishment. Thus, prayer made in the present application is refused. 8. With the above observations, the present application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 15.7.2025 Lbm/- Digitally signed by :- LAL BAHADUR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad