HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 23442 of 2026 Court No. - 48 HON'BLE CHANDRA DHARI SINGH, J. HON'BLE TARUN SAXENA, J. 1. The instant writ petition has been filed seeking following main reliefs:- "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of writ of certiorari to quash the impugned F.I.R. dated 11.07.2026, registered as Case Crime No. 244 of 2026, U/s - 126(2), 115(2), 352 of BNS-2023 (corresponding sections 341, 323, 504 of I.P.C.), Police Station- Bilaspur, District Rampur. (Annexure No.1 to this writ petition) (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding to the respondents not to arrest or harass the petitioner in pursuance of the impugned first information report dated 11.07.2026." 2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner after some length of arguments on merits made an innocuous prayer that before arresting the petitioner police may be directed to follow the principle laid down by Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273. 3. Per contra, learned A.G.A. appearing on behalf of State Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ankit Kumar Singh, Ritesh Singh, Suresh Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Arshad Miyan .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) vehemently opposed the petition on merits but he has no objection to the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner. 4. Heard Mr. Suresh Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, Mr. Rizwan Ahmed, learned A.G.A. appearing on behalf of the State and perused the record. 5. Taking into consideration the submissions and prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner and no objection by learned A.G.A. on innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner, we are inclined to allow the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner. 6. The writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the authorities concerned to ensure the procedure of arrest as per the guidelines of the Supreme Court enshrined in the case of Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273 and provision of Section 35(3) of B.N.S.S. September 28, 2026 Saurabh CRLP No. 23442 of 2026 2 (Tarun Saxena,J.) (Chandra Dhari Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- SAURABH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad