SONU vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 09.04.2025 Pronounced on: 15.04.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 390/2025 SONU .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Deepak Vuttsya, Mr. Manorma Sharma & Mr. Raunak Vuttsya, Advs. Versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Tarang Srivastava, APP for State. Insp. Amit Solanki, SI Manjo Kumar A.E.K.C. Crime Branch CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR JUDGMENT SHALINDER KAUR, J. 1. The present Bail Application has been filed under Section 483 read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (‘BNSS’) on behalf of the Petitioner/Applicant seeking grant of Regular Bail in connection with FIR No. 206/2023 dated 22.08.2023 (‘subject FIR’) registered at the Police Station Crime Branch, Delhi for offences punishable under Section 15, 18, 25 and 29 of the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed BAIL APPLN. 390/2025 Page 1 of 11 By:NEELAM Signing Date:15.04.2025 17:22:17 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (‘NDPS Act’). BRIEF FACTS 2. The present case arises from the information received by the Crime Branch, Delhi on 22.08.2023, at about 07.15 AM, wherein an informant disclosed that one individual, namely, Pappu was involved in smuggling of Opium Doda (Poppy Straw) into Delhi. It was alleged that the said contraband was transported through parcel services of the Indian Railways and further distributed to smugglers across different parts of the City. The informant disclosed that on the same day i.e. 22.08.2023, Pappu would be collecting a consignment, containing the said contraband, from the Parcel Branch of Old Delhi Railway Station and would thereafter, transport it through a Tempo via Kodia Pul. 3. Acting upon the said intelligence, the Investigating Officer informed the Senior Officer