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              In The High Court Of Judicature At Bombay




                                                                          
                       Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction




                                                  
                     Criminal Writ Petition No. 1784 Of 2010

     Indian Harm Reduction Network,                         ]
     a Society registered under Societies Registration      ]




                                                 
     Act, 1860, Registration No. S/58430/2007,              ]
     having its office at F 6/8A Vasant Vihar,              ]
     New Delhi 110057                                       ]           ...Petitioner




                                     
              V/s.
                       
     1. The Union of India, through
     1A. Secretary, Department of Revenue,
                                                            ]
                                                            ]
     Ministry of Finance, North Block,                      ]
                      
     New Delhi 110 001                                      ]

     1B. Director General,                                  ]
     Narcotics Control Bureau, Ministry of                  ]
     Home Affairs, West Block No.1, Wing No.V,              ]
      


     R.K. Puram, New Delhi 110 066                          ]
   



     1C. Zonal Director                                     ]
     Narcotics Control Bureau, Mumbai Zonal Unit,           ]
     Exchange Building, 3rd Floor, Sprott Road,             ]





     Ballard Estate, Mumbai 400 001                         ]

     2. State of Maharashtra                                ]
     Mantralaya, Mumbai                                     ]       ...Respondents

                                         With





                     Criminal Writ Petition No. 1790 Of 2010

     Gulam Mohammed Malik                                   ]
     Age 53 years, Indian National,                         ]
     R/o. Village Banzinara, Kashmir                        ]
     [at present in custody of Yeroda (sic) Central         ]
     Prison as a convict in Ndps Special Case               ]
     No. 60 of 2002                                         ]           ...Petitioner




                                                  
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                  V/s.




                                                 
     1. Vipin Nair                                         ]
     Intelligence Officer, Narcotics Control Bureau,       ]
     Mumbai                                                ]

     2. The State of Maharashtra                           ]




                                                
     3. Union of India through                             ]
     a) Secretary, Ministry of Law & Justice               ]
     b) Secretary, Department of Revenue,                  ]




                                     
     Ministry of Finance                                   ]       ...Respondents
                         
     Mr. Anand Grover with Ms. Tripti Tandon, Mr. Vijay Hiremath,
     Mr. Amaritananda Chakravarty i/by Mr. Prakash Mahadik for
                        
     the Petitioner in Criminal Writ Petition No. 1784 of 2010

     Mr. H.E. Mooman for the Petitioner in Criminal Writ Petition No. 1790
     of 2010
      


     Mr. D.J. Khambata, Additional Solicitor General with
   



     Mr. S.K. Shinde and Mr. R.I. Chagla for Respondent No. 1 and Attorney
     General

     Mr. D.P. Adsule, A.P.P., for the State





                            Coram: A.M. Khanwilkar And
                                   A.P. Bhangale, Jj.
 Date: June 16, 2011 Judgment