IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL WRIT PETITION No.6992 of 2026 DATED : 06-03-2026 Between :

Syed Shah Asif Ullah Quadri.

… Petitioner.

And The State of Telangana, represented by The Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad – 500 022 and others.

… Respondents.

ORDER :

The present writ petition is filed by the petitioner under Article

226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief :

“…to declare the action of the 3rd respondent – Stations House Officer, Balkonda Police Station, Nizambad District, in attempting to arrest the petitioner in connection with FIR No.09 of 2026, though the alleged offences are punishable with imprisonment below seven years, and without adhering to the safeguards under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (corresponding to Section 41A of the Cr.P.C., 1973) as laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar V. State of Bihar (AIR 2014 SC 2756), as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to arrest the petitioner in the said crime and to strictly follow t