Palampur, July 14 -- Advocate Nishant Sharma on Tuesday said the Himachal Pradesh High Court's order directing a CBI probe into the circumstances surrounding the detention of a US national of Tibetan origin and his associates in a narcotics case was "highly significant", adding that the investigation will reveal how the police detained them overnight.

"From a legal standpoint, today's judgment is highly significant because it demonstrates that the High Court's powers under Section 528 of the BNSS are not restricted merely to quashing an FIR," Sharma told ANI.

Speaking from the defence perspective, Sharma said their primary submission before the court was that the FIR registered in the case should be quashed.

"The case involves three yo...