JUDGMENT : Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. 1. The petitioners before this Court have been named in the first information report lodged by respondent no.3 under Sections 147/149/323/504/506 of IPC and under Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, at Police Station Kotwali-Mangalore, District Haridwar. Apprehending their arrest, petitioners have approached this Court for relief inter-alia praying that first information report be quashed and as an interim measure their arrest be stayed. 2. The allegation against the petitioners is of Marpeet etc., with the complainant, the complainant belongs to the Scheduled Caste community therefore a case under the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act has also been registered against the petitioners. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners has relied upon the judgment of the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar & Another, reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273 and prays that this writ petition be decided in the terms of Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar & another. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the maximum punishment in the above offences is seven years or less. 5. Learned State counsel has no objection, if the writ petition be decided in terms of Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar & another. 6. Considering the nature of offence, the writ petition stands disposed with the direction to the police authorities to proceed with the investigation in accordance with law and if the arrest of the petitioners is required, the same shall be done under the procedure framed under Section 41 Cr.P.C. read with the direction given by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar & another, reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273 , where strict guidelines have been given by the Hon’ble Apex Court regarding arrest and investigation in such matters.