JUDGMENT

AMIT SHARMA, J.

1. The present petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as ‘ BNSS ’) seeks the following prayers: “i. a writ of Habeaus corpus and/or any other appropriate writ, order and/or direction in the nature thereof may kindly be issued thereby directing the respondents to release the petitioner from his illegal detention in pursuance of the detention order dated 21.02.2024 passed by respondent no. 2 in file no. 11011/07/2024-PITNDPS under Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:BHASKAR W.P.(CRL) 2114/2024 Page 1 of 27 section 3(1) of the PIT NDPS Act, 1988 and to set the petitioner at liberty forthwith, and, ii. Issue Writ of mandamus and/or any other appropriate writ, order and/or direction in the nature thereof, thereby directing the respondents to place on record both the sets of original relied upon documents i.e., Hindi and English, which were provided to the petitioner while detaining him under section 3(1) of the prevention of illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, 1988 by the respondents.”

iii. any other order, a