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Prosecution raises objections over Anmol Pinky cas…

Three drug-related cases involving accused Anmol Pinky came under discussion before the Judicial Magistrate South court, where the prosecution raised objections over deficiencies in the police challans.

Police had submitted interim charge sheets in all three cases to the prosecution for review. However, the Deputy District Public Prosecutor found several important details missing from the documents and returned them to the police with instructions to make the required corrections.

The prosecution pointed out that the interim challans did not contain any mention of proceedings to declare Anmol Pinky a proclaimed offender. The prosecutor directed police to provide complete details of the legal proceedings related to her status and incorporate them into the revised challans.

Another objection concerned accused persons who had already been acquitted in the cases. According to the prosecution, the police challans failed to provide details about those acquittals.

The police were therefore instructed to attach copies of the relevant acquittal orders to the case records so that the challans contain complete information about all accused persons and the outcome of proceedings against them.

The prosecutor directed the investigating authorities to address all the objections before resubmitting the documents. The revised interim challans will be presented to the prosecution after the required amendments and additional records have been included.

The development comes as legal proceedings continue in the three drug cases against Anmol Pinky. The prosecution’s objections mean that the interim challans have not yet been accepted in their submitted form and must first be corrected according to the instructions issued by the prosecutor.

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