SEEMA vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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$~17 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 17.01.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 3391/2024 SEEMA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. U.A. Khan, Mr. Tushar Upadhyaya, Advs. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Priyanka Dalal, APP CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH : JASMEET SINGH, J (ORAL) 1. This is a petition filed under section 483 of BNSS seeking grant of regular bail to the petitioner in FIR No. 500/2022, dated 06.07.2022, registered at PS Narela Industrial Area under Section 21 of the NDPS Act. The chargesheet has been filed under sections 21/25/29 of the NDPS Act. 2. As per the prosecution the facts are that on 06.07.2022 at around 1 P.M., a secret information was received to the ASI that a lady namely, Shanno r/o E-1852, J.J. Colony, Bawana, Delhi is allegedly involved in the distribution of heroin, both in bulk as well as retail quantities. Further, Shanno would come in between 03-03:30 P.M. to deliver a consignment of heroin to her customers. 3. After verifying the secret information, the ASI produced the secret informer before the concerned police officials and the secret information Digitally Signed BAIL APPLN. 3391/2024 Page 1 of 10 By:MAYANK Signing Date:21.01.2025 12:20:48 was given to them. Thereafter, on instructions of the ACP a raiding team was constituted, who took their position around 2:30 P.M. near the house of Shanno. Some public persons were also asked to join the raiding team, however they refused citing genuine reasons. 4. At the instance of the secret informer, at around 03 P.M., Shanno was seen coming from her house and subsequently was apprehended at 03:05 PM. She informed the ASI that she was in the business of sale and purchase of heroine both in bulk as well as retail quantities. Thereafter, she was duly informed