Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:134610-DB Court No. - 43 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 17315 of 2025 Petitioner :- Virendra Kumar Khare Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Abhishek Bhushan,Arpan Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Siddhartha Varma,J. Hon'ble Abdul Shahid,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned AGA for the State. 2.Although prayer made in this writ petition is to quash the First Information Report registered on 24.9.2022 as Case Crime No.353 of 2022, under Sections 406, 504, 506 IPC, Police Station - Ghoorpur, District - Prayagraj, but at the time when the matter is taken up learned counsel for the petitioner confines his relief to grant of protection under section 41-A of Code of Criminal Procedure. 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 petitioner till the conclusion of the investigation in any manner whatsoever. However, the petitioner shall co-operate in the investigation. 7. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Order Date :- 8.8.2025 LN Tripathi Digitally signed by :- LALIT TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad