HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 21610 of 2026 Court No. - 45 HON'BLE SALIL KUMAR RAI, J. HON'BLE PADAM NARAIN MISHRA, J. Heard the counsel for the petitioners and the A.G.A. for the State. The present petition has been filed challenging the First Information Report dated 11.08.2026 as Case Crime No. 0539 of 2026, Under Section 137(2) of BNS at Police Station Civil Lince, District Moradabad. We have perused the FIR, which prima facie discloses 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 cases 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. However, considering the fact that all the offences, complained of in the impugned FIR, are punishable with a term up to seven 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 provisions contained in Section 41(1)(b) and Section 41-A of CrPC/Section 35(3) to 35(7) of Bhartiya Nagrika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and the guidelines issued by Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar, (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. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ajay Kumar Srivastava, Shivangi Bhargava Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Khushi And Another .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) State of U.P. and 3 Others) reported in 2021 (2) ACR 1147, be strictly complied with. With the aforesaid observations, the instant writ petition stands disposed of. September 23, 2026 Vipasha CRLP No. 21610 of 2026 2 (Padam Narain Mishra,J.) (Salil Kumar Rai,J.) Digitally signed by :- VIPASHA MUKHERJEE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad