JOSEPH TANOH vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 15th January, 2025 + BAIL APPLN. 4513/2024 JOSEPH TANOH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Arjun Sanjay & Mr. Vasu Goyal, Advocates Versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, Additional Public Prosecutor for Respondent- State with Sub Inspector Rajendra Meena, Anti-Narcotics Squad, West Distt., Delhi CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. The Present Bail Application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as “BNSS”) / Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as “CrPC”), has been filed on the behalf of the Petitioner-Mr. Joseph Tanoh seeking Regular Bail in relation to Case bearing No. SC/766/2021 under Sections 21/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as “NDPS Act”), Sections 307/186/353/34/471/474 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as “IPC”) and Section 14 of the Foreigners Act, in FIR No. Signature Not Verified BAIL APPLN. 4513/2024 Page 1 of 14 Digitally Signed By:VIKAS ARORA Signing Date:28.01.2025 18:41:30 241/2021 registered at Police Station Janakpuri. 2. It is submitted in the Application that the Petitioner has been in judicial custody since 29.05.2021 i.e. for more than 3 years and 6 months. 3. It is averred that as per the FIR No.241/2021, on 28.05.2021, a secret information was received by ASI Rajender Singh that two African nationals namely Mr. Joseph Tanoh and Mr. David, who are in the business of supply of Heroin, were coming to supply the drugs at Major Deepak Tyagi Marg at about 3:30-4:00 a.m. ASI Rajender Singh apprised Inspector Mr. Pramod Kumar (PW-4) about this information,