Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:141191-DB Court No. - 43 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 16067 of 2025 Petitioner :- Rajinder Anand And 2 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ahtisham Hussain Hashmi,Anurag Dubey Counsel for Respondent :- Avdhesh Kumar Yadav,G.A.,Sundeep Shukla Hon'ble Siddhartha Varma,J. Hon'ble Abdul Shahid,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Sundeep Shukla, learned counsel for the informant and the learned AGA for the State. 2. Although prayer made in this writ petition is to quash the First Information Report registered on 24.12.2024 as Case Crime No. 614 of 2024, under Sections 318(4), 316(2), 352, 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Police Station - Nai Mandi, District - Muzaffarnagar, but at the time when the matter is taken up learned counsel for the petitioners confines his relief to grant of protection under Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 3. We have perused the the First Information Report which prima facie discloses cognizable offence and, therefore, the prayer made to quash F.I.R. otherwise cannot be entertained in view of the law laid down by the Supreme Court in the case of State of Telangana Vs. Habib Abdullah Jellani, (2017) 2 SCC 779 and Neeharika Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. vs. State of Maharashtra and Others, (2021) SCC Online SC 315. 4. We are of the view that no interference is warranted. 5. However, considering the fact that all offences, mentioned in the present case, are punishable with a term up to 7 years, therefore, authorities are directed to ensure the procedure of arrest as per the guidelines of Supreme Court enshrined in the case of Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273. 6. It is expected of the police not to harass the petitioners till the conclusion of the investigation in any manner whatsoever. However, the petitioners shall co-operate in the investigation. 7. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Order Date :- 19.8.2025 LN Tripathi Digitally signed by :- LALIT TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad