/11122/2025 of RAM CHANDRA SINGH AND OTHERS Vs STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO. U.P. AND OTHERS on 27 November 2025

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 11122 of 2025 Court No. - 30 HON'BLE RAJIV GUPTA, J. HON'BLE PRAMOD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned AGA for the State and perused the record. Although, the prayer made in this writ petition is to quash the FIR dated 21.05.2025, arising out of Case Crime No. 0086 of 2025, under Sections- 419, 420 and 506 I.P.C.), Police Station- Barasagwar, District- Unnao, but when the matter has been taken up, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that all the offences, complained of, are punishable up to seven years and therefore, before effecting the arrest of the petitioner, specific provisions contained in Section 35 of B.N.S.S. (Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita) be strictly complied with in view of law laid down by Hon'ble Apex Court in several judgments. We have perused the first information report, which prima facie discloses the cognizable offence against the petitioner and therefore, the prayer made to quash the first information report 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 first information report, are punishable with a term up to seven years, therefore, in case of effecting the arrest of the petitioner in pursuance of the impugned first information report, it is directed that the respondents/ authorities shall ensure that the specific provisions contained in Section 35 of B.N.S.S. and the guidelines issued by Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273 as well as the directions issued in judgment and order dated 28.01.2021 of this Court passed in Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 17732 of 2020 Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ravi Shanker Tewari, Keshav Ram Chaurasia, Ramit Singh, Sheo Pal Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Ram Chandra Singh And Others .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. U.P. And Others .....Respondent(s)

(Vimal Kumar and 3 Others Vs. State of U.P. and 3 Others) reported in 2021 (2) ACR 1147, and further directions issued by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and Another vide order dated 21.01.2025 be strictly complied with. With the aforesaid observations, the instant writ petition stands disposed of. November 27, 2025 Haseen U. CRLP No. 11122 of 2025 2 (Pramod Kumar Srivastava,J.) (Rajiv Gupta,J.) Digitally signed by :- HASEENUDDIN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench