Padmini Jesudurai, J.

1. Petition praying that in the circumstances stated therein the High Court will be pleased to call for the records of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, E.O.I., Egmore, Madras in Cri. M.P. No. 407/87 in C.C. No. 248 of 1987 dated - and quash the same.

Order:- This petition coming on for hearing upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Mr. P. Rajamanickam, Central Government Public Prosecutor on behalf of the petitioner and of Mr. C.M. Syed Fasiuddin, Advocate for the respondent, the Court made the following order :-

The Assistant Collector of Central Excise, Madras, who had filed a complaint against the respondent and another for an offence under Section 135(1)(b)(I) of the Customs Act, now pending before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (Economic Offences-l) Egmore, Madras, as C.C. No. 248 of 1987, has filed this petition, to set aside the notice issued by the above Court under Section 165 of the Evidence Act, directing him to produce the recorded information, regarding the commission of the offence and the order granting rewards, if any.

2. Facts briefly are:- On infor