Shatrunjai Pratap Singh @ Ramesh Singh and Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. of Home U.P. Lko. and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of FIR; arrest in offences punishable with less than seven years; Section 35(3) Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar (2014) 8 SCC 273; Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI (2022) 10 SCC 51; BNS 2023 Sections 3(5), 115(2), 352, 351(3); IPC Sections 34, 323, 504, 506; SC/ST Act 1989 Sections 3(1)(s), 3(1)(r), 3(2)(va) (amended from 3(1)(d), 3(1)(f)); Police Station Munshiganj, District Amethi; FIR/Case Crime No. 0146/2025 dated 22.12.2025; appearance before Investigating Officer on 02.02.2026; conditional protection withdrawable on default; amendment of writ petition and prayer clause allowed.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of on the investigating agency's statement that Section 35(3) Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 shall be strictly followed per Arnesh Kumar and Satender Kumar Antil; petitioners directed to appear before the Investigating Officer on 02.02.2026 at 11:00 AM and cooperate in the investigation till completion, failing which protection of the order may be withdrawn on application by the prosecution or the complainant; amendment application allowed.