SHEELA vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

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     IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on:20.01.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 4072/2024 SHEELA .....Applicant versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Applicant : Mr. Aditya Aggarwal, Ms. Kajol Garg and Mr. Naveen Panwar, Advocates. For the Respondent : Mr. Manoj Pant, APP for the State with SI Nagendra Kumar, PS Anti-Narcotics Squad. CORAM HON’BLE MR JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT 1. The present application is filed seeking regular bail in FIR No. 251/2022 dated 20.04.2022 registered at Police Station Sarita Vihar for offences under Sections 20/29 of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (‘NDPS Act’). Signature Not Verified   Digitally Signed By:SHIKHA SEHGAL BAIL APPLN. 4072/2024 Page 1 of 17 Signing Date:25.01.2025 19:40:11       2. It is alleged that on 20.04.2022, a secret information was received regarding the illegal supply of Ganja. Subsequently, a raiding party was constituted, and thereafter a raid was conducted at around 10:00 AM above the Sarita Vihar Flyover. It is averred that before the search and seizure proceedings, few passersby were informed about the situation and were asked to join the police action, however, all of them refused and left without disclosing their names. 3. During the raid three people, namely Vinod, Iqbal and the applicant were apprehended who were travelling in a three-wheeler. The co-accused Vinod and the applicant were sitting on the back seat of the auto, while co-accused Iqbal was the driver of the said auto. It is alleged that the co-accused Vinod was holding a large red-black-white coloured carry bag between his legs, and the applicant too was holding a black bag. It is alleged that upon the search of the bag held by the co-a