ORDER :

1. Both the writ petition being Writ Petition (Criminal) No.188 of 2022, as well as the Interlocutory Application No.71580 of 2022 in Miscellaneous Application No.766 of 2022 in Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 39 of 2022 have been filed by the petitioner seeking interim bail in Case Crime No.70 of 2020, registered with Police Station Kotwali, Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, for the offences punishable under Sections 420 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (“IPC” for short) [hereinafter referred to as “the said FIR No.70 of 2020”). direction is also sought directing the respondent to seek prior permission of this Court before arresting the petitioner in any other case. In Writ Petition (Criminal) No.188 of 2022, an additional prayer is also made for quashing and setting aside the proceedings qua the petitioner in the said FIR No.70 of 2020.

2. The facts giving rise to the present matter are as under:

3. The petitioner had filed Writ Petition (Criminal) No.39 of 2022 in this Court on 22nd January, 2022. It was contended in the said writ petition that in all 87 criminal cases/FIRs have been filed against the petitioner. It was further contended that it was only after the present Governme