Shashwati Chowdhury
Published on: June 8, 2022 at 20:27 IST
The Delhi High Court has rejected a request for the contact numbers of Delhi police officers who raided and arrested three people in a drug case. According to the report, the raiding party is part of a specialised investigating agency that looks into national interest, terrorism, and drug peddling.
Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain was of the opinion, “It would not be in the interest of the functioning of the investigating agency to preserve the call details record (CDR) of mobile phones of the raiding party as it may cause prejudice to the personal safety/security of police officers as well as may expose the identity of the secret informers”.
The High Court order came in response to a plea by Krishan Pawdia, an accused in the case, for the investigating agency to provide the contact numbers of the raiding party members as well as a location map of their mobile phones in the drugs case filed at the Baba Haridas Nagar Police Station.
According to the prosecution, on October 8, 2021, a police officer received information that three people from Odisha would be arriving in a truck carrying banned contraband and ganja and delivering it to a person near Najafgarh.
Following that, a raiding force comprising of many police officers was formed, and three people were caught, including Mr. Pawdia. Under the terms of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, a FIR was filed.
Mr. Pawdia’s counsel argued that his client was falsely implicated in the current case by the investigative agency and that his client was not arrested in the manner described in the FIR. The entire prosecution case has been planted and concocted, according to the counsel.
The three accused were caught in a dramatic manner by the raiding party at the toll plaza on the National Highway near Pilakhua in Hapur, according to the counsel. The location chart of the raiding party, as well as the location chart and contact numbers of the accused persons, must be preserved for a fair investigation, according to the counsel.
The High Court said, “The investigation is already completed. After considering all facts, the relief as prayed for cannot be granted and the petition is dismissed.”
Also Read: Overview of Narcotics Drugs Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
