Bibek Chaudhuri, J. – Heard learned Advocate for the petitioners as well as learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners have filed the instant writ petition for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents to explain, as to why the petitioner no. 1 was arrested in flagrant violation of the mandate of law, enshrined under Section 41 and Section 41(A) of the Cr.P.C. and also for a direction upon the Investigating Officer for flouting the law involved in the subject with brazen proclivity in support of his superior officials with a coordinate prayer directing the respondents to pay compensation for wrongful arrest of the petitioner.

3. It is pertinent to mention here that in the Chiksaura P.S. Case No. 89 of 2016, registered under Sections 341/504/506/354(B) of the I.P.C. and Section 3(i) (iii) (vi) (x) (xi) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocity) Act, 1995. After registration of the said case, Police issued notice upon petitioner no. 1 namely Pappu Singh @ Shivendra Bahadur under Section 41(A) of the Cr.P.C. The petitioner no. 1 duly complied with the said provision attending the local Police Station. The Investigating Officer in