2026:UHC:2649 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPCRL/429/2026 Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Mr. Sahil Malik, learned counsel for the petitioners. 2. Ms. Rangoli Purohit, learned Brief Holder for the State. 3. Defects, as pointed by the Registry, are ignored. 4. By the instant petition, petitioners are praying for quashing of the FIR dated 30.01.2026 bearing FIR No. 0052 of 2026, registered at Police Station – Raipur, District – Dehradun, wherein the petitioners have been implicated for the offences punishable under Section 406, 420 BNS, 2023. 5. It is argued by the learned counsel for the petitioner that allegations, as alleged in the FIR, appears to be civil in nature and all the offences, in which petitioners have been implicated are punishable for less than 7 years and as such, the Investigating Officer is under the legal obligation to follow the guidelines as formulated by Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar (2014) 8 SCC 273 while conducting investigation. 6. On the other side, Ms. Rangoli Purohit, learned Brief Holder for the State, have not disputed that all the offences are punishable for less than 7 years, therefore, the I.O. is under legal obligation to issue notice under Section 35 (3) BNSS, 2023 while conducting the investigation and to follow the guidelines as formulated by Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar (2014) 8 SCC 273. 7. In view of the submission as above, present writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the Investigating Officer to follow the guidelines as formulated by Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar (2014) 8 SCC 273 and issue notices to the petitioners under Section 35 (3) BNSS, 2023, as and when their presence is required, while conducting the investigation. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 15.04.2026 SKS