HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 21903 of 2025 Court No. - 42 HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J. HON'BLE ACHAL SACHDEV, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.G.A. for the State and Sri Sheel Kumar Ojha, learned counsel for the respondent no. 4. 2. Although prayer made in this writ petition is to quash the First Information Report registered on 24.08.2025 as Case Crime No. 332 of 2025, under Section 420 I.P.C., Police Station- Jiyanpur, District - Azamgarh, 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 Cr.P.C. 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. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Harendra Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A., Priyanka Chauhan, Sheel Kumar Ojha Virendra Yadav .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) 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 cooperate in the investigation. 7. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. October 9, 2025 KS CRLP No. 21903 of 2025 2 (Achal Sachdev,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.) Digitally signed by :- KISHAN SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- KISHAN SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad