VAKIL SINGH vs NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU

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$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 07.07.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 4063/2024 VAKIL SINGH ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Dhanjay Sehrawat and Ms. Nischal Khanna, Advocates. versus NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU ..... Respondent Through: Mr. Arun Khatri, Ms. Shelly Dixit and Ms. Tracy Sebasian, Advocates. CORAM: HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J (ORAL) 1. By way of the instant application, the applicant seeks grant of regular bail in case bearing number: Crime/File No.VIII/69/ DZU/2021, registered for commission of offence under Sections 8/20/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 [hereafter „NDPS Act‟], at Police Station NCB, R.K. Puram, New Delhi. 2. Brief facts of the case, as per prosecution, are that on 08.11.2021, acting on secret information, officers of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) had seized 306 kg of ganja from the premises of Professional Courier Company, Naraina, New Delhi. The BAIL APPLN.4063/2024 Page 1 of 8 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:08.07.2025 18:56:54 consignment had been sent from Andhra Pradesh to Delhi and was booked without valid identification documents. During inquiry, Mr. Singha, Operations Manager of the courier company, disclosed that a phone call had been received from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, and the parcels were to be delivered to the Karol Bagh branch, where someone would come to collect them. It was further revealed that the suspected consignee was one Rajesh, whose mobile number was mentioned on the parcel. Acting upon this information, the NCB officials had transported the parcel to the Karol Bagh branch. After some time, two individuals, namely Rajesh and Vakil Singh (present applicant), arrived at t