2011 (5) TMI 941

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..... ORAL ORDER (Per : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE AKIL KURESHI) 1. Though in this petition several issues have been raised, counsel for the petitioners had, even before the issuance of notice, made it clear that the petitioners are pressing only for one prayer, namely, that of allowing advocate of the petitioners to be present at the time petitioner No.2 is interrogated by the respondent Customs auth .....

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..... gard. Additionally, counsel for the petitioner placed on record certain medical papers of the treatment allegedly taken by the petitioner No.2, shortly after his interrogation. In light of these averments, request of the petitioners is that when the petitioner No.2 is being interrogated and his statement is being recorded, his advocate may be allowed to remain present. 4. Counsel for the petition .....

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..... earned advocate for the parties and having perused the documents on record, in peculiar facts of the case when we find that there are allegations and counter-allegations, to avoid any controversy and to ensure that there are no further allegations of ill-treatment by the respondents, it would be appropriate to permit the presence of the advocate of petitioner No.2 when he is being interrogated by .....

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