Uttarakhand High Court
WPCRL/223/2026 of SAURABH GOTELA Vs STATE OF UTTARAKHAND on 3 February 2026
Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGES’S ORDERS WPCRL No.223 of 2026 Hon’ble Siddhartha Sah, J. Mr. D.P. Mittal, learned counsel (appeared through V.C.) holding brief of Mr. Shubr Rastogi, learned
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WPCRL No.223 of 2026 Hon’ble Siddhartha Sah, J.
Mr. D.P. Mittal, learned counsel (appeared through V.C.) holding brief of Mr. Shubr Rastogi, learned counsel for the petitioner.
2. Mr. B.N. Molakhi, learned Deputy Advocate General for the State.
3. Petitioner has sought quashing of the FIR No.15 of 2026 dated 10.01.2026 under Section 316(2) of BNS, registered at Police Station Pathri, District Haridwar.
4. Counsel for the State has made a statement that since the offence is punishable for imprisonment of less than seven years, therefore, it is squarely covered by the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar and another; (2014) 8 SCC 273.
5. In such view of the matter, the writ petition stands disposed of in the light of the observation of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar (Supra).
(Siddhartha Sah, J.) Vacation Judge 03.02.2026 AK
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