JUDGMENT

Gurvinder Singh Gill, J . (Oral). - The petitioner assails order dated 6.4.2022 passed by Judge, Special Court, Ludhiana (Annexure P-4), whereby an application moved by the petitioner/accused seeking issuance of directions to Nodal Officers of Jio/Reliance and Airtel, to provide call detail record/mobile tower location record, which had already been directed to be preserved, has been dismissed.

2. A few facts necessary to notice for disposal of this petition are that the petitioner is facing trail before the Court of Special Judge (NDPS), Ludhiana, in respect of FIR No.155, dated 30.11.2020, Police Station Dehlon, District Ludhiana, under Sections 22, 61, 85 of NDPS Act. The petitioner had earlier moved an application before the trial Court seeking issuance of a direction to the Nodal Officers of the mobile companies concerned, to provide the phone numbers of the police officials and also the call detail record in respect of their phone numbers. The said application was allowed vide order dated 6.5.2021(Annexure P-3) passed by learned Judge, Special Court, Ludhiana. The operative portion of the said order read as follows:

".. The Nodal officers of concerned network are dire