Mahadev and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko. and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Mahadev and Another v. State of U.P. thru Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko. and Others; CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. 4153 of 2025; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; decided 16.5.2025; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:29149-DB; bench: Attau Rahman Masoodi, J. and Ajai Kumar Srivastava-I, J. FIR No.0112 of 2025 dated 23.04.2025, Sections 419 and 420 IPC, Police Station Chhapiya, District Gonda; petitioners sought arrest-protection direction under Section 35(3) BNSS (Section 41A CrPC) for offences punishable up to 7 years; compliance with Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar (2014) 8 SCC 273 guidelines directed; petition disposed, FIR not quashed. Advocates: Maya Ram Yadav (petitioners); G.A. and Arjun Singh Yadav (respondents).
What did the court decide?
Direction to the police authorities concerned to follow the mandate of Section 35(3) of B.N.S.S. (corresponding Section 41A Cr.P.C.) and the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar, (2014) 8 SCC 273, in respect of F.I.R. No.0112 of 2025.