JUDGMENT

Vikas Bahl, J. (Oral). - The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for directing the Respondents to give an advance notice in case the Petitioner is required to be detained pursuant to the Notice dated 13.08.2021(Annexure P-3) issued by the respondent No.3. i.e. National Investigation Agency (hereinafter referred to as the “NIA”).

The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner is stated to be working as Work Inspector in the P.W.D Department, Punjab since the year 2016. An FIR No.135 dated 25.04.2020 was registered under Sections 10,11,13,17,18,20,21 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (hereinafter referred to as the Act of 1967) at Police Station Sadar, Amritsar in which two persons namely Bikram Singh @ Vicky and Maninder Singh @ Manni were arrested. The investigation in the same was transferred to NIA and the case was registered as RC- 23/2020/NIA/DLI dated 08.05.2020 under Sections 10 ,11,13,17,18,20,21 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (Amendment 2012). During investigation, the name of one Gursant Singh S/o Dilbagh Singh, who is stated to be the paternal uncle of the petitioner, surfaced and the said Gursant Singh