Delhi High Court · 2025-07-03
KHUJA AGHA SAFI vs CUSTOMS
- Citation / case number
- BAIL APPLN.-36/2025 2025:DHC:5220
- Court
- Delhi High Court
- Petitioner
- KHUJA AGHA SAFI
- Respondent
- CUSTOMS
Judgment text excerpt
IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 03.07.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 36/2025 KHUJA AGHA SAFI .....Petitioner Through: Counsel for petitioner (appearance not given) versus CUSTOMS .....Respondent Through: Ms. Simran Khorana, Advocate for Customs CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA JUDGMENT (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case Complaint No. VIII(AP)(10)P, for offence under Sections 8/21/23/28 of NDPS Act, registered at Customs. 2. Broadly speaking, the contraband allegedly recovered from the accused/applicant was 344 grams of heroin. The accused/applicant is a foreigner whose Visa and Passport have already expired. The contraband allegedly recovered from the accused/applicant being admittedly a commercial quantity, the rigours of Section 37 of NDPS Act come into play. 3. On last date, learned counsel for accused/applicant submitted that on ground of delay in trial, the accused/applicant deserves to be released on Bail Application 36/2025 pages 4. In order to examine as to if there is any delay in trial, digitized record of trial court was requisitioned, which has now been received and perused. 5. Going by the trial court record, I am unable to find it