SANEESH SOMAN vs NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 3rd July, 2025. Pronounced on: 21st July, 2025. + BAIL APPLN. 591/2025 & CRL.M.A. 4214/2025 SANEESH SOMAN .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Soujhanya Shankaran, Mr. Piyush Kumar, Ms. Anushka B. and Mr. Vipin Kumar, Advocates. versus NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU .....Respondent Through: Mr. Arun Khatri, SSC with Ms. Shelly Dixit, Mr. Sahil Khurana and Ms. Iracy Sebastian, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J.: 1. Through the present petition under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 20231 (formerly Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 19732), read with Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 19853, the Petitioner seeks bail in NCB Case No. VIII/24/DZU/2023. This case relates to offences under Sections 8(c), 20(b), 22(c), 23(c), 27-A & 29 of the NDPS Act, which is currently pending before the Special Judge (NDPS-12), Patiala House District Court, Delhi. Factual Background 2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is as follows: 1 “BNSS” 2 “Cr.P.C.” Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed BAIL APPLN. 591/2025 Page 1 of 15 By:NITIN KAIN Signing Date:21.07.2025 19:12:56 2.1 Acting on specific intelligence, the Narcotics Control Bureau4 apprehended one Gajender Singh, aged approximately 23–24 years, at the DTDC Courier Office, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi, while he was attempting to book a parcel. Upon search of the said parcel, 15 LSD paper blots weighing 0.3 grams were recovered from his possession. Following this, a preliminary inquiry was conducted, and based on Gajender’s instance, a further search at his residence led to the recovery of an additional 650 LSD blots in his presence. 2.2 In his statement under Section 67 of the NDPS Act, Gaj