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YASHOVARDHAN AND 3 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

CRLP/18380/2025 · 2025-08-21

Harvir Singh, Rajiv Gupta

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:144447-DB Court No. - 46 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 18380 of 2025 Petitioner :- Yashovardhan And 3 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Desh Deepak Tripathi,Mukul Pandey,Satyendra Kumar Mishra,Saurabh Anand Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Rajiv Gupta,J. Hon'ble Harvir Singh,J. 1. Shri Akash Garg, Advocate has filed his vakalatnama on behalf of respondent no.3 today in Court, which is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned AGA for the State, Shri Akash Garg, learned counsel for respondent no.3 and perused the record. 3. Although, the prayer made in this writ petition is to quash the FIR arising out of Case Crime No. 474 of 2025, under Sections 85, 115(2), 351(3) BNS 2023 and Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, Police Station Kotwali, District Mathura, but when the matter has been taken up, learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that all the offences, complained of, are punishable up to seven years and therefore, before effecting the arrest of the petitioners, specific provisions contained in Section 35 of B.N.S.S. be strictly complied with in view of law laid down by Hon'ble Apex Court in several judgments. 4. We have perused the FIR, which prima facie discloses the cognizable offence against the petitioners and therefore, the prayer made to quash the FIR cannot be entertained in view of law laid down by Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of State of Telangana Vs. Habib Abdullah Jellani reported in (2017) 2 SCC 779 and Neeharika Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. Vs. State of Maharashtra and Others reported in (2021) SCC Online SC 315 and as such, we are of the view that no interference is warranted. 5. However, considering the fact that all the offences, complained of in the impugned FIR, are punishable with a term up to 7 years, therefore, in case of effecting the arrest of the petitioners in pursuance of the impugned FIR, it is directed that the respondents/ authorities shall ensure that the specific provisions contained in Section 35 of B.N.S.S. and the guidelines issued by Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273 as well as the directions issued in judgement and order dated 28.01.2021 of this Court passed in Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 17732 of 2020 (Vimal Kumar and 3 Others Vs. State of U.P. and 3 Others) reported in 2021 (2) ACR 1147, and further directions issued by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and Another vide order dated 21.01.2025 be strictly complied with. 6. With the aforesaid observations, the instant writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 22.8.2025 Subham Digitally signed by :- SUBHAM KUSHWAHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad