DEEPAK vs THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI)

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$~61 & 62 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: December 09, 2025 + BAIL APPLN. 4234/2025 DEEPAK .....Applicant Through: Mr. C.M. Sangwan & Mr. Saksham Agarwal, Advs. versus THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ritesh Kumar Bahri, APP for the State along with Mr. Vinesh Kumar, Adv. SI Rakesh Kumar, PS Narela. + BAIL APPLN. 4248/2025 ARJUN .....Applicant Through: Mr. C.M. Sangwan & Mr. Saksham Agarwal, Advs. versus THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ritesh Kumar Bahri, APP for the State along with Mr. Vinesh Kumar, Adv. SI Rakesh Kumar, PS Narela. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN AMIT MAHAJAN, J. (Oral) 1. The present applications are filed by the applicants seeking regular bail in FIR No.513/2025 dated 21.07.2025 registered at Police Station Narela for offences under Sections 15/25/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Signature Not Verified Signed By:KAMALDEEPBAIL APPLN. 4234/2025 & BAIL APPLN. 4248/2025 Page 1 of 4 KAUR Signing Date:09.12.2025 20:53:59 (‘NDPS Act’). 2. Briefly stated, the FIR was registered pursuant to the chance apprehension of a car being occupied by the applicants. On search, it is alleged that two plastic bags were recovered and on inspection they were found to be containing 7.70 kg and 13.11 kg of Poppy Husk respectively. The applicants were arrested on 21.07.2025 and are in custody since then. 3. The learned counsel for the applicants submits that applicants have been falsely implicated in the present case. He submits that no independent witness has been cited by the prosecution in support of its case. He submits that a video of the recovery was made in compliance of provisions of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, however, the sa