DHEER SINGH Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This Criminal Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of certiorari to quash the impugned First Information Report No.111 of 2022, registered with Police Station Ramnagar, District Nainital for the offence under Ss. 147, 148, 323, 324, 452, 506 of I.P.C and Sec. 3(1)(r) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

(2.) Heard Mr. P.C. Petshali, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Rohit Dhyani, learned Brief Holder for the State.

(3.) During the arguments, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that this writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the concerned Station House Officer, Police Station Ramnagar, District Nainital, the respondent no.2, and the Investigating Officer to follow the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, passed in 'Arnesh Kumar vs.State of Bihar and Another', (2014) 8 SCC 273, before proceed to arrest the petitioners.