Gagan @ Gagan Kumar v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Vivek Varma, J., September 15, 2025; NABAIL/Criminal Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application U/S 482 BNSS No. 6376 of 2025; applicant Gagan @ Gagan Kumar (counsel Garun Pal Singh) versus State of U.P. (G.A.; Brief Holder Sri Anupam Anand); anticipatory bail refused; holding that arrest of accused for offences punishable up to seven years is impermissible without compliance with Section 35 B.N.S.S. by the Investigating Officer; offences under Sections 115(2), 351(2), 110 B.N.S.; Case Crime No. 86 of 2025, P.S. Mahawan, District Mathura; investigation pending.
What did the court decide?
For offences punishable with imprisonment up to seven years, the accused cannot be arrested until and unless the mandate given in Section 35 B.N.S.S. is complied with by the Investigating Officer; specific protection against arrest for such offences is provided by Section 35 B.N.S.S.