Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 5 (ANI): In the high-profile codeine-based cough syrup trafficking case, alleged absconding accused Shubham Jaiswal has approached the Allahabad High Court seeking protection from arrest. However, the petition could not be heard on Thursday, as the matter was deferred to next week.

During the proceedings, the State informed the court that, apart from the NDPS Act, additional sections under (BNS) have now been invoked in the case. Following this submission, the petitioner's counsel requested the court to pass over the matter, a request that the bench accepted.

Shubham Jaiswal, who faces cases in Varanasi and Ghaziabad , has sought quashing of the FIR and a stay on his arrest. An FIR under the NDPS Act was registered on November 15, 2025 at

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