VANLALBIAKDIKA JH vs DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE

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$~5 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 25.08.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 1819/2025 VANLALBIAKDIKA JH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. RA Worso Zimik, Mr. Yurngam A Shimray and Mr. Yaorei Horam, Advocates. versus DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Satish Aggarwal, Advocate. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case DRI/DZU/34/Enq- 05/23 of PS DRI-DZU for offence under Section 21/23/29 of NDPS Act. 2. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant and learned Standing Counsel for respondent. 3. Broadly speaking, the allegation against the accused/applicant is that he was apprehended at IGI airport and was found carrying 2.81 kg cocaine concealed in four books. The allegedly recovered cocaine is almost 20 times BAIL APPLN. 1819/2025 Page 1 of 4 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45 569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, Signature Not Verified KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d155 70996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26 fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally Signed Date: 2025.08.25 17:35:40 -07'00' By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:25.08.2025 18:00:47 the commercial quantity, so rigours of Section 37 NDPS Act would come into play. 4. On behalf of accused/applicant, only four arguments are raised. Firstly, it is contended that there is a delay in trial, so the accused/applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Secondly, it is argued that the notice under Section 50 NDPS Act was invalid because it was issued by the same Gazetted Officer, in whose presence the alleged search was carried out. Thirdly, it is argued that