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Gurpreet Singh Gopi & others vs State of Uttarakhand & others

Uttarakhand High Court · Decided on 24 November 2017 · Citation: (2017) 11 UK CK 0047

HON’BLE JUDGES
Sudhanshu Dhulia
ACTS & SECTIONS REFERRED
<a href=3863>Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973</a>, <a href=3863-41>Section 41</a>, <a href=3863-41A>Section 41A</a> - When police may arrest without warrant · <a href=1767>Indian Penal Code, 1860</a>, <a href=1767-323>Section 323</a>, <a href=1767-506>Section 506</a>, <a href=1767-504>Section 504</a> - Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt - Punishment for criminal ,intimidation - Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace
CASE NUMBER
1915 of 2017
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Mr. Abhishek Verma, Advocate, present for the petitioners.

2.

Mr. Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary, Deputy Advocate General, present for the State/respondent Nos. 1 & 2.

3.

The First Information Report has been lodged by respondent No. 3, which has been registered as FIR No. 276 of 2017, under Sections 323 / 504 / 506 of IPC, at Police Station- ITI, District-Udham Singh Nagar implicating the present petitioners. Apprehending their arrest, the petitioners have approached this Court for relief.

4.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the nature of offence and since the maximum punishment in these offences is seven years or less, a limited interference is called for in the matter.

5.

The writ petition stands disposed with the direction to the police authorities to proceed with the investigation in accordance with law, subject to the full cooperation of the petitioners in the investigation, but as far as the arrest of the petitioners are concerned, the same may be done only under the parameters as framed under Section 41 and Section 41A of Cr.P.C. as well as following the guidelines given by the Hon''ble Apex Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar & another, reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273.

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It is further made clear that this order shall remain operative till the filing of charge sheet, in case of that event.