TARKESHWAR SINGH @ RAKESH SINGH vs STATE THROUGH SHO PS NARAINA

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$~36 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 10.02.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 4442/2024 TARKESHWAR SINGH @ RAKESH SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Aditya Aggarwal, Mr. Manas Agarwal and Mr. Kajol Garg, Advocates versus STATE THROUGH SHO PS NARAINA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Laksh Khanna, APP for State with SI Rajendra Meena, Anti Narcotics Squad, West Distt. % CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA JUDGMENT MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J (ORAL): 1. The present application is filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) seeking grant of regular bail in FIR No. 240/2022 registered under Sections 20/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) and Sections 419/468/417 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) at Police Station (P.S.) Naraina. Brief Facts 2. As per the case of the prosecution as set out in the status report, on 04.05.2022, on the basis of a secret information raid was conducted near H.No. WZ-328, First Floor, Naraina, New Delhi. It is stated that when the Applicant who was carrying two bags saw the raiding party, he went inside the house to attempt escape and kept the two (2) trolley bags inside the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HEMANT PRATAP SINGH W.P.(CRL) 3562/2024 Page 1 of 14 Signing Date:11.02.2025 00:14:23 house. It is stated that at the instance of the Applicant a search of the house was conducted and a total of 21.084 Kgs of Ganja was recovered and seized from the said two trolley bags. It is stated that thereafter, the captioned FIR No. 240/2022 was registered. It is stated that the Applicant herein was arrested on 04.05.2022. 2.1. It is stated that as per the secret information the Applicant was named as Rakesh Singh. It is stated that however, dur