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1. In the respective separate petitions, the petitioners pray:

A) for an order to cancel or rescind the summons dated 26th March, 2019 issued by the Joint Commissioner AIU NSCBI Airport Kolkata.
B) for an order prohibiting the customs authority for initiating enquiry under Section 108 of the Customs Act, 1962 against the petitioners in connection to offence covered under complaint dated 22nd March, 2019 filed by the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, AIU, NSCBI, Airport, Kolkata which was entered into the general Diary and numbered as NSCBI, Airport P.S. GDE No. 800 dated 22nd March, 2019.

2. The facts are substantially undisputed and may be stated as follows:

The Assistant Commissioner of Customs, AIU, NSCBI, Airport, Kolkata filed a complaint on 22nd March, 2019 at Airport Police Station and the complaint was entered into a general Diary and numbered as NSCBI, Airport P.S. GDE No. 800 dated 22nd March, 2019.
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Extract copy of NSCBI, Airport Police Station GD Entry 800 dated 22nd March, 2019 at 23:15 hours is reproduced below:
" 1. At the marginally noted time one Mr. S. K. Biswas, Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Air Intelligence Unit, NSCBI Airport, Kolkata - 700 052 called at the P.S. and submitted a written information alleging allegations under Section 186/503 of Indian Penal Code read with Section 133 of the Customs Act, 1962 which is reproduced as below.
2. On scanning, the scanning officer noticed that out of seven baggages, three baggages contained Jewellery and thus the scanning officer requested these passengers to open those three suspected baggages for examination by a lady Customs officer. When the lady Customs officer requested them to open those three bags, the passengers started abusing the officers and threatened them with dire consequences. The officers remained calm and requested and persuaded the passengers to open the said bags for examination of the jewellery and after long persuasion, only one bag was opened by the said passengers and it was found to contain two gold bangles. But they refused to show their passports and boarding passes to the concerned Customs officer even after repeated requests. Considering the huge flow of passenger through the green channel at that particular time, Shri S K Biswas, Assistant Commissioner directed the staff to take both the ladies to Counter No. 4 at the Red Channel for further checking of their baggage. Both the lady passengers initially declined to go to Counter No. 4, but ultimately they went Shri Koshalesh Singh, Supdt. of Customs, (AIU) requested the ladies to open the second bag. One of the ladies told the Customs officers that probably they did not know her identity and power. She then informed about her location to somebody over the phone.
1. Rajesh Kumar Tiwary, Supdt. of Customs, AIU
2. Akhilesh Kumar, Supdt. of Customs, AIU,
3. Rohit Kumar, Supdt. of Customs, AIU,
4. Gitesh Kumar, Supdt. of Customs, Batch-A (Uninformed officer)
5. Ranjan Bhattacharyya, Preventive Officer, Customs, Batch-A, (Uniformed officer)
6. Koshalesh Singh, Supdt. of Customs, AIU The following Police Officers were present at the meeting:
 Shri Arup Roy Chowdhury (who was in White uniform)  Shri Sudip Dey ( used to do protocol duties at Airport and was in civil dress)  Shri Surajit Dey (ACP, who was in Khaki uniform)