SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPCRL No.686 of 2025 Hon’ble Pankaj Purohit, J. Mr. Vinod Chandra Joshi, Advocate holding brief of Ms. Neetu Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. 2. Mr. B.C. Joshi, A.G.A. for the State. 3. By means of this writ petition, petitioners have impugned FIR No.0227 of 2025 dated 12.05.2025, under Section 420 of IPC, registered with Police Station Kotwali Jwalapur, District Haridwar. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners 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 offence under Section 420 of IPC carries a punishment upto seven years, therefore before resorting to any arrest, a prior notice under Section 35(3) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 (under Section 41- A 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 B.N.S.S. Act, 2023 (under Section 41-A of Cr.P.C.) 6. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed-off. 7. Pending application, if any, stands disposed of accordingly. (Pankaj Purohit, J.) 01.07.2025 SK