Ujjawal Rastogi and 3 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Affairs U.P. Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition 2025 Allahabad HC Lucknow Bench; FIR protection not quashing; compliance direction under Section 35(3) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 (equivalent Section 41A CrPC arrest checklist); Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar (2014) 8 SCC 273 directives; offences punishable up to seven years imprisonment; FIR No. 0332/2025 dated 05.06.2025 P.S. Ganga Ghat District Unnao; Sections 85/115(2)/352/351(3) BNS 2023; Sections 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act 1961; disposed with police-compliance direction.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the police authorities concerned to follow the mandate of Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding Section 41A Cr.P.C.) and the Supreme Court's directions in Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar, (2014) 8 SCC 273. The FIR was not quashed; the petition was disposed of on this limited compliance direction.