HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 18664 of 2025 Court No. - 43 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 9.6.2024 as Case Crime No. 225 of 2024, under Sections 420 and 406 IPC, Police Station - Budhana, District - Muzaffar Nagar, but at the time when the matter is taken up learned counsel for the petitioner 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 petitioner till the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Mohit Kumar Baisla, Sunil Kumar Tiwari Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Baban @ Baban Ganpat Chakor .....Petitioner(s) State Of Up And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) conclusion of the investigation in any manner whatsoever. However, the petitioner shall cooperate in the investigation. 7. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. September 9, 2025 PK CRLP No. 18664 of 2025 2 (Abdul Shahid,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRAVEEN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad