Syed Siddique Hussain v. Govt.Of India,Under.Scy,Home,New Delhi,And 3
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C. PRAVEEN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.26513 OF 2014 ORDER:
Heard the learned counsel for the respondents. No representation for the petitioner.
This Writ Petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, came to be filed seeking to declare the action of the second respondent in detaining the brother-in-law of the petitioner in NCB case File No.48/1/22014/NCB/SUB-ZONE/HYD, as illegal and arbitrary and also to direct respondents 3 and 4 to produce the video footage of the surveillance dated 06.07.2014 from 8.45 a.m. to 11.45 a.m. captured inside the domestic arrival point of airport corridor and outer gate at the arrival point of the Domestic Airport; the coverage video footage of the arrival/exit gate; the vehicle boarding point near KFC restaurant and taxi stand of Meru and Skycabs of the GMR Hyderabad International Airport, Shamshabad, Hyderabad.
Insofar as the first prayer is concerned, it is stated that the brother-in-law of the petitioner was remanded in connection with a crime and subsequently, he was released on bail. Hence, the grievance of the petitioner in this regard stands redressed. Insofar as second request namely providing CC TV video footage, in the counter affidavit filed by respondents, it is stated that the CC TV video footage pertaining to the incident, which took place on 06.07.2014, was sought for by the petitioner on 08.08.2014. It is specifically stated in the counter that in the absence of any request, the CC TV video footage automatically gets erased from the system
after thirty days. Therefore, there is no possibility of providing CC TV video footage as sought for by the petitioner at this length of time. In view of the specific stand taken by the respondents in the counter, referred supra, the relief sought for by the petitioner cannot be granted. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed. Miscellaneous petitions pending in this writ petition, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ C. PRAVEEN KUMAR, J 22.06.2017 sur