OBINNA AUGUSTIN NDUBUBA vs THE STATE (GOVT OF NCT DELHI)

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$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment Delivered on: 01.04.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 754/2024 OBINNA AUGUSTIN NDUBUBA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Nitin Saluja, Ms. Simran Khuranaand Mr. K.S. Jaggi, Advs. (DLSA). versus THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aman Usman, APP for State. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN JUDGMENT VIKAS MAHAJAN, J 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 439 CrPC (now Section 483 BNSS) seeking regular bail in connection with FIR No. 243/2022 under Sections 21/25 of NDPS Act registered at Police Station Mehrauli. 2. The case of the prosecution is that on 06.04.2022, a secret information was received by SI Rajeev Kumar at Narcotics Squad, South District, New Delhi that a Nigerian national who resides somewhere in the area of Chattarpur or Maidangarhi and is into supply of drugs in Delhi/NCR is coming near Buddha Temple Ahinsa Sthal behind Samshan Ghat Street, Mehrauli, Delhi to supply narcotic substance/smack/heroine to someone. BAIL APPLN. 754/2024 Page 1 of 8 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NARENDRA SINGH ASWAL Signing Date:01.04.2025 14:53:48 3. Accordingly, a raiding team was constituted which went to the informed place. At about 01:25 p.m. a scooty (registration no. DL 7S AL 4056) which was being ridden by Nigerian person wearing black jeans, Green and Black Army T-shirt and sky-blue jacket came towards M.B. Road and was waiting for someone. At the instance of secret informer, he was detained and on searching his body, Heroin weighing 272 gms was recovered from his denim jacket worn by him. Accordingly, he was arrested. 4. Mr. Nitin Saluja, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 06.04.2022 and he has been incarcerated for a peri