VINAY DUA vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

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IN THE HIGH COURTOF DELHIAT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 11.06.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 900/2025 VINAY DUA .....Applicant versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent + BAIL APPLN. 982/2025 & CRL.M.A. 7469/2025 RAJ KUMAR AGARWAL .....Applicant versus STATE OF NCT DELHI & ANR. .....Respondent Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Applicants : Mr. Aditya Aggarwal & Ms. Shivani Sharma, Advs. for Applicant inBAIL APPLN. 900/2025. Mr. Vimal Kumar & Mr. Abhinav Rai, Advs. for Applicant in BAIL APPLN. 982/2025. For the Respondents :Ms. Richa Dhawan, APP for the State with SI Sukhraj Singh, ANTF/ Crime Branch. CORAM HON’BLE MR JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT 1. The present applications are filed seeking regular bail in FIR Signature Not Verified Signed By:DEEPANSHU Signing Date:11.06.2025 BAIL APPLN. 900/2025 & BAIL APPLN. 982/2025 Page 1 of 13 18:55:14 No. 243/2024 dated 28.11.2024 registered at Police Station Crime Branch for offences under Sections 22(C)/25/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (‘NDPS Act’). 2. Briefly stated, it is alleged that on 28.11.2024, on the basis of a secret information, a trap was laid by the police team near Radhe Krishna Chowk, 5thPusta, Sonia Vihar, Delhi. It is alleged that at about 10:15 AM, at the instance of the secret informer, three accused persons – Laxman, Ankit Shukla, and Pankaj were identified to be involved in the supply of contraband. Out of the three accused persons, accused Laxman and Pankaj were apprehended by the police, however, accused Ankit Shukla fled the spot. It is alleged that a brown colour cardboard box containing 176 boxes of Alprazolam tablets manufactured by the company “Pure & Cure Healthcare Pvt Ltd.” where each box contained 1760 strips and each strip contained 60 tablets weigh