HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 8607 of 2025 Court No. - 11 HON'BLE ABDUL MOIN, J. HON'BLE MRS. BABITA RANI, J. 1. The counter affidavit filed by Shri Digvijay Nath Dubey, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent Nos. 3 & 4 is taken on record. 2. Under challenge is the summon dated 01.09.2025 issued to the petitioner under Section 67 of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as "Act, 1985"), a copy of which is annexure 1 to the petition. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner, after arguing at some length, prays that as by means of the said summon, the petitioner has been asked to submit his reply and that as per the language of the statute itself, the officer, only after considering the reply, would come to a finding as to whether there has been any contravention of the provisions of the Act, 1985 or any rule made thereunder, as such, the petitioner would like to submit his reply to the aforesaid summon and prays that the said reply may be decided in accordance with law within a specified time. 4. To the aforesaid prayer, Shri Dubey has no objection. 5. Accordingly, it is provided that in case the petitioner submits his reply within ten days from today along with the certified copy of this order then the competent authority shall proceed to decide the same in accordance with law and the relevant rules referring to all the grounds as are taken by the petitioner in his reply which would be decided within a period of four weeks from the date of submission of the said reply. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Alok Mishra, Priyanshu Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : Digvijay Nath Dubey, G.A. Santosh Tiwari .....Petitioner(s) U.O.I. Thru. Narcotics Control Bureau Minister Home Affairs Represented By. Zonal Director And Ors. .....Respondent(s) 6. It is needless to mention that in case the petitioner is aggrieved by any order which is passed by the officer concerned, it would be open to him to approach the competent Court of law. 7. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. October 8, 2025 S. Shivhare CRLP No. 8607 of 2025 2 (Mrs. Babita Rani,J.) (Abdul Moin,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHASHANK SHIVHARE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench