DELHI HIGH COURT
MUKTA GUPTA
Anant Brahmachari – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Mukta Gupta, J.
1. In this petition vide order dated 11th May, 2011 after addressing arguments at some length, learned counsel for the Petitioner submitted that he was confining his petition limited to the reliefs sought in prayers 'c', 'e', 'f' and 'h' of the present petition, which are as under:
"c. Issue a writ, order or direction directing the respondent No.2 NIA to be guided by the principles of laid down in D K Basu's case even in the case of summoning witnesses under Section 160 Cr.P.C. for recording statements;
e. Issue an order or direction permitting the petitioner to be accompanied at all times by two lawyers as and when the petitioner is issued notice under Section 160 Cr.P.C. for recording his statement;
f. Issue a writ, order or direction or pass necessary order for conducting judicial enquiry into the atrocities and third degree methods resorted to by the respondent No.2 NIA against the Petitioner as also the illegal detention and wrongful confinement by the NIA officers on 4/1/2011; and appropriate legal action be initiated against officers responsible for the same;
h. Issue appropriate order/directions to the UOI and other respondents to jointly and seve
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