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Court,<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"> immediately on registration<\/span>, the Advocate-on-Record for the Petitioner(s)\/Petitioner(s)-in-Person <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">are required to serve an advance copy of the Petition<\/span> upon the Standing Counsel\/Nodal Officer for the Respondent-Union of India\/State\/Union Territory.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>After serving the advance copy of the Bail Petition, the Advocate-on-Record for the Petitioner(s)\/Petitioner(s)-in-Person <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">should file proof of service<\/span> thereof in the Registry, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">without which the Bail Petition shall not be verified and listed<\/span> before the Court.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>All the nominated Standing Counsel\/Nodal Officers to <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">ensure adequate representation<\/span> on behalf of their respective Respondent-Union of India\/State\/Union Territory at the time of listing of such Bail Petitions before 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