ARSHADUDDIN AHMAD @ ARSHAD AHMAD vs NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on:28.05.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 446/2025 & CRL.M.A. 3188/2025 ARSHADUDDIN AHMAD @ ARSHAD AHMAD .....Applicant versus NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU .....Respondent Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Applicant : Mr. Aditya Aggarwal, Mr. Naveen Panwar, Ms. Kajol Garg, Mr. Manas Agarwal & Mr. Vineet Chawla, Advs. For the Respondent : Mr. Arun Khatri, SSC for NCB with Ms. Shelly Dixit & Mr. Pankaj Nagar, Advs. CORAM HON’BLE MR JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT 1. The present bail application is filed seeking regular bail in Case No. VIII/50/DZU/23, registered for offences under Sections 8(c), 22(c) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (‘NDPS Act’). 2. Briefly stated, on the basis of secret information received on 25.10.2023, officers of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Delhi Signature Not Verified Signed By:HARMINDER KAUR BAIL APPLN. 446/2025 Page 1 of 12 Signing Date:29.05.2025 20:20:28 Zonal Unit, intercepted a parcel lying at the DTDC Express Ltd. office, Samalkha, Delhi. The said parcel, bearing AWB No. V88859066, was addressed to one ‘Saqlain’ at Apollo Clinic, Guwahati, Assam, and was suspected to contain narcotic substances. 3. Upon search, the parcel was found to contain 50.95 grams of MDMA (Ecstasy), a commercial quantity, concealed within a blue jacket. The parcel bore the name and address of the sender as ‘Rohit, Janakpuri, West Delhi’, along with a mobile number. 4. During the course of inquiry, NCB traced the origin of the parcel to M/s A.B. Services, a DTDC franchise in Janakpuri, where it was allegedly booked by the applicant/accused. The booking agent, Nitin, in his statement recorded under Section 67 of the NDPS Act, claimed that the applicant had visited the courier o