SUBHASH @ SUBHASH CHANDRA AND 3 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. AND 5 OTHERS
CRLP/20392/2025 · 2025-09-10
Rajiv Gupta, Rajiv Lochan Shukla
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 20392 of 2025 Court No. - 46 HON'BLE RAJIV GUPTA, J.
HON'BLE RAJIV LOCHAN SHUKLA, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned AGA for the State and perused the record.
2. Although, the prayer made in this writ petition is to quash the FIR dated 15.06.2025 arising out of Case Crime No. 126 of 2025, under Sections 191(2), 352, 115(2), 351(2), 74 of B.N.S., 2023, and Section 7/8 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act, 2012, Police Station- Sarai Mamrej, District- Prayagraj, 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 petitioner, specific provisions contained in Section 35 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita be strictly complied with in view of law laid down by Hon'ble Apex Court in several judgments.
3. We have perused the FIR, which prima facie discloses the cognizable offences 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.
4. However, considering the fact that 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 Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Babu Ram Yadav, Pradeep Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Subhash @ Subhash Chandra And 3 Others .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 5 Others .....Respondent(s)
provisions contained in Section 35 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 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.
5. With the aforesaid observations, the instant writ petition stands disposed of. September 11, 2025 Kushal CRLP No. 20392 of 2025 2 (Rajiv Lochan Shukla,J.) (Rajiv Gupta,J.) Digitally signed by :- KUSHAL AGRAWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad