ORAL ORDER

In this petition, petitioner seeks following reliefs.

“ To quash the arrest and remand order dated:25.06.2024 in Cr.No.48/2024 of Byappanahalli P.S. for offence punishable under Section 20(b) (ii) (c) of NDPS Act pending on the file of xxxiv Addl.City City & Sessions Judge and Special Judge for NDPS Cases at Bengaluru (CCH-35) in Spl.C.No.1997/2024 and consequently direct Respondent No.3 to release the petitioner from judicial custody in the interest of justice.”

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned SPP – I along with HCGP for respondents - State and perused the material on record. For the order proposed, notice to de-facto complainant is dispensed with.

3. In addition to reiterating the various contentions urged in the petition and referring to the material on record, learned counsel for the petitioner invited my attention to the material on record in order to point out that the requisite grounds of arrest as mandated under Article 22(1) of the Constitution of India as well as Sections 47 and 48 of BNSS, 2023 ( Section 50 and 50A of Cr.P.C.) and Section 52 of the NDPS Act had not been issued either to the petitioner and/or to his relatives, friends and no