IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
Ruknuddin Abbas – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
O R D E R:
Petitioner claims to be an Indian citizen who travelled from Dubai to Hyderabad by Indigo Flight No. 6E 1466 on 12.11.2025 and landed in Hyderabad in the early hours of 13.11.2025. On his arrival, CISF officials wrongfully detained him for several hours without authority of law and seized his baggage before handing it over to Customs authorities, and he was intercepted without being shown any written order or informed of grounds, and was taken by CISF personnel to a room under their control without involvement of any Customs officer.
1.1. It is stated, petitioner was detained by CISF personnel for over eight hours, during which he was not permitted to approach the Customs counter, not allowed to make any voluntary declaration, and not produced before any lawful authority, and was effectively held incommunicado without legal justification. During detention, CISF personnel opened his baggage, inspected contents, prepared inventory lists and purported to seize articles, and the document dated 13.11.2025 styled as ‘seizure lists’ bear only signatures of CISF personnel including Ankit Kumar SI/EXE CISF Unit ASG Hyderabad, with no participation of any Customs officer.
1.2. Pet
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