Court directed adherence to statutory procedures for offences with shorter imprisonment terms.

This Criminal Petition u/Sec.528 of BNSS is filed seeking to quash the proceedings in F.I.R.No.129/2025 on the file of Kuppam Urban Police Station, Chittoor District registered for the offences punishable under Section s 223 , 126(2), 132 r/w 3(5) of B.N.S. against the petitioners/A1, A4 to A6, A8 to A11, A15, A16, A22, A23, A25, A26, A28, A29, A31, A33 to A35.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State.

3. At the time of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners has confined his request only to order notice under Section 3(5) -3 of B.N.S.S . by following the judgment in Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, stating that the aforesaid offences registered against the petitioners are punishable with less than seven years period of imprisonment.

4. Therefore, in view of the aforesaid request, this Criminal Petition is disposed of, with a direction to the Investigating Officer to follow the procedure contemplated under Section 3(5) -3 of B.N.S.S , scrupulously.