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Allahabad HC Sets Aside NDPS Cognizance Order for Skipping Mandatory Pre-Cognizance Hearing Under BNSS Section 223
The Lucknow Bench held that Section 36A(1)(d) of the NDPS Act is pari materia with Section 44(1)(b) of PMLA, making the pre-cognizance hearing proviso under BNSS Section 223 equally applicable to NCB complaints filed after 1 July 2024.