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PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI, MUNNURI LAXMAN
Avon Kumar Prajapat S/o Pukhraj Ji Prajapat – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
[Per Hon’ble Mr. Justice Munnuri Laxman] :
1. This order disposes of D.B. Criminal Writ Petition No.885/2023 and D.B. Criminal Writ Petition No.339/2022.
2. The challenge in both these petitions is to the notification dated 17.09.2012, issued by the State of Rajasthan through the Deputy Secretary to the Government, Home Department, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the consequential action of the officer designated thereunder in pursuance of the said notification.
3. In D.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 885/2023, FIR No.3/2022 was registered against the accused Shanta Kumari Choudhary and Avan Kumar Prajapat, at Police Station PBI, Medical and Health Services Rajasthan, Jaipur, leading to Complaint Case No.68/22 pending on the file of learned Special Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (PCPNDT Act Cases), Jodhpur, Metropolitan. In the second criminal writ petition i.e. D.B. Criminal Writ Petition No.339/2022, FIR No.13/2016 was registered against the accused Dr. Mohd. Niyaj and Smt. Raji Mol, at Police Station PBI, Medical and Health Services Rajasthan, Jaipur leading to Complaint Case No.53/2017, pending on the file of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Parbatsar, Dist
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