# SURAJ BHAN vs THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2025-05-22
Citation: BAIL APPLN.-1971/2025 2025:DHC:4187
Petitioner: SURAJ BHAN
Respondent: THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 22.05.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 1971/2025 & CRL.M.A. 15967/2025 SURAJ BHAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Abhishek and Mr. Umesh Kumar, Advocate. versus THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ritesh Kumar Bahri, APP for State with ASI Raj Kumar, PS Dwarka North. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA JUDGMENT (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No.137/2025 of PS Dwarka North for offences under Section 08/20/25 NDPS Act. Broadly speaking, allegation against the accused/applicant is that on the basis of a secret information, car bearing no.DL-8C-AB-0724 was intercepted and 12 kilograms 10 grams of ganja was recovered from the same. The said car was owned by the present accused/applicant though being driven by co-accused Anil. Accordingly, after further investigations, the IO zeroed down on the accused/applicant but the latter absconded, so the BAIL APPLN. 1971/2025 pages 2. In the above backdrop, learned counsel for accused/applicant submits that the accused/applicant is innocent as his role was only to give his personal car on rent to Anil and he was not aware about the usage of the car. However

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