HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 20680 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 nature of certiorari quashing the impugned First Information Report dated 22.06.2026, lodged vide Case Crime No.0188 of 2026, Under Section 318(4), 352, 351(3) of B.N.S., Police Station Ahraula, District Azamgarh. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in nature of mandamus directing the respondent No.2 not to arrest and harass the petitioner in Case Crime No.0188 of 2026, Under Section 318(4), 352, 351(3) of B.N.S. Police Station Ahraula, District Azamgarh." 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 vehemently opposed the petition on merits but he has no objection to the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shravan Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Awadesh Pathak .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) 4. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, Mr. S.K. Ojha, 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 8, 2026 Saurabh CRLP No. 20680 of 2026 2 (Tarun Saxena,J.) (Chandra Dhari Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- SAURABH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad