STATE vs ANCHIT JAIN

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 06.12.2025 Date of Decision: 19.12.2025 + CRL.M.C. 4041/2025 & CRL.M.A. 36414/2025 STATE .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Akhand Pratap Singh, Special Counsel with Mr. Shashi Shekhar, Ms. Samridhi Dobhal, Mr. Krishna Mohan Chandel, Mr. Hritwik Maurya, Mr. Mayank Kaushik, Advs, and I.O, Shailesh Kumar, Insp. Rahul Kumar, Special Cell, TYR versus ANCHIT JAIN .....Respondent Through: Mr. B. S. Jakhar, Mr. Vikram Singh Jakhar, Mr. Amit Tiwari, Ms. Bhawna Jakhar, Mr. Neeraj Jakhar, Mr. Viraj Rathee, Ms. Aastha Gautam, Mr. Mohit Yadav, Ms. Nidhi Jakhar, Mr. Shubham Dabas Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT % 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner/State/prosecution against the respondent / accused Anchit Jain under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 20231 (erstwhile Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Signature Not Verified 1 Hereinafter “BNSS” Signed By:SHILPI CRL.M.C. 4041/2025 Page 1 of 33 Signing Date:20.12.2025 17:05:16 19732), read with Section 483(3) of the BNSS (erstwhile Section 439(2) of the CrPC) seeking setting aside of the order dated 14.05.2025 passed by learned ASJ, Special Judge, NDPS, Patiala House Court, New Delhi (hereinafter “learned ASJ/Special Judge”) in application seeking anticipatory bail to respondent in FIR No. 455/2024 dated 02.10.2024, under Sections 8/20/21/25/27(A)/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 19853, PS - Special Cell, Delhi. Factual Matrix 2. The case is based on a secret information received by the Special Cell on 01.10.2024. Acting on this information, a police team led by SI Abhishek Joshi conducted a raid at House No. A-3, Khasra No. 386/2, Gali No. 2, Mahipalpur Extension, Delhi. Three person