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PRATHIBA M. SINGH, AMIT SHARMA
Pabbar Giri @ Vijay – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(Amit Sharma, J.)
1. The present petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as ‘BNSS’) seeks the following prayers:
ii. Issue Writ of mandamus and/or any other appropriate writ, order and/or direction in the nature thereof, thereby directing the respondents to place on record both the sets of original relied upon documents i.e., Hindi and English, which were provided to the petitioner while detaining him under section 3(1) of the prevention of illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, 1988 by the respondents.”
iii. any other order, as may be deemed fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case may
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