WPCRL/334/2025 on 21 April, 2025

Uttarakhand High Court

WPCRL/334/2025 on 21 April, 2025

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                                  WPCRL No.334 of 2025
                                  H on 'ble Pa n k a j Pu rohit , J.

Mr. Anuj Singh Kunj wal, learned
counsel for pet it ioners.

2 . Mr. S.C. Dum ka, learned D.A.G.
wit h Ms. Swet a Dobhal, learned Brief
Holder for t he St at e of Ut t arakhand/
respondent Nos.1 & 2.

3 . By m eans of t his crim inal writ
pet it ion, pet it ioners have put to
challenge t he FI R No.129 of 2025 dat ed
29.03.2025, under Sect ions 323, 420,
504 and 506 of I PC, regist ered wit h P.S.
Kashipur, Dist rict Udham Singh Nagar.
4 . Learned counsel for t he pet it ioners
has lim it ed his argum ent t o t he ext ent
t hat t he invest igat ion agency should
com ply wit h t he guidelines given in
Ar n esh Kum a r Vs. St a t e of Bih a r
a n d a n ot h e r report ed in ( 2 0 1 4 ) 8
SCC 2 7 3 .

5 . Since t he offences under Sect ions
323, 420, 504 and 506 of I PC, carry a
punishm ent m axim um t o seven years,
t herefore, before resort ing t o any arrest
a prior not ice under Sect ion 35( 3) of
t he B.N.S.S., 2023 ( under Sect ion 41A
of Cr.P.C.) is necessary t o be issued t o
t he pet it ioners. Hence, it is provided
t hat before t aking any coercive
m easures against t he pet it ioners, t he
I nvest igat ing Officer shall abide by
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procedure given under Sect ion 35( 3) of
t he BNSS Act , 2023 ( under Sect ion 41A
of Cr.P.C.) .

6 . Accordingly, t he crim inal writ
pet it ion st ands disposed of.
7 . Pending applicat ion, if any, also
st ands disposed of.

( Pa n k a j Pur oh it , J.)
21.04.2025
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