RAKESH KUMAR GUPTA vs DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE

$~9 & 10 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 20th March, 2025 W.P.(C) 11518/2024 RAKESH KUMAR GUPTA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Akhil Krishan Maggu, Mr. Vikas Sareen, Ms. Maninder Kaur & Mr. Ayush Mittal, Advocates. versus DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Anurag Ojha, SSC with Mr. Dipak Raj, Mr. Vikas Kumar & Mr. Subham Kumar, Advocates. 10 W.P.(C) 11607/2024 VIBHUTI BHUSHAN DAS .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Akhil Krishan Maggu, Mr. Vikas Sareen, Ms. Maninder Kaur & Mr. Ayush Mittal, Advocates. versus DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Anurag Ojha, SSC with Mr. Dipak Raj, Mr. Vikas Kumar & Mr. Subham Kumar, Advocates. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present petitions have been filed by the Petitioners - Rakesh Kumar Gupta and Vibhuti Bhushan Das under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of an appropriate writ directing the Respondent to 3. The Respondent-Directorateof Revenue Intelligence (hereinafter ‘DRI’) received intelligence in respect of smuggling