MUSHIR ALAM vs NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU

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$~6 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 25.02.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 4606/2024 MUSHIR ALAM .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Tarish Vijay Sathe, Adv. versus NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU .....Respondent Through: Mr. Arun Khatri, SSC with Ms. Poonam Rani and Ms. Shelly Dixit I., Advocates. % CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J (ORAL): 1. This present bail application has been filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) seeking regular bail in Case No. VIII/37/DZU/2022 for offences under Sections 8C/22/23/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (‘NDPS Act’) registered at Police Station (P.S.) NCB/DZU RK Puram. 2. The case of the prosecution as borne out from the status report is that on 23.04.2022, on the basis of secret information, a parcel bearing AWB No.3658 lying at ‘Universal Express’, E- 114, Ground Floor near DDA Community centre, Mohammad Pur, New Delhi was suspected to contain contraband, accordingly, a raiding party was constituted. It was discovered that the said parcel was dispatched by the consignor Nikhil Verma, a resident of Kanpur, India and the consignee was named as Neetu, resident of USA. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed BAIL APPLN. 4606/2024 Page 1 of 12 By:MAHIMA SHARMA Signing Date:26.02.2025 19:15:11 The parcel was cut opened and it was found to contain 10 foot-mats of different colours wrapped in polythene. Each mat contained 995 strips containing tramadol with l0 tablets in each strip and total tablets were 9950 and total weight was calculated to be 3.29 kgs. Thereafter, Panchnama was prepared on the spot in the presence of independent witness. 2.1. It is stated that during investigation ‘Universal Express’ informed that that the