DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE vs HARPREET SINGH @ JITAR SINGH @ SONU

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 20th August, 2025. Pronounced on: 7th November, 2025. CRL.L.P. 20/2014 DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE ....Petitioner Through: Mr. Satish Aggarwala, SSC with Mr. Gagan Vaswani, Advocate. Versus HARPREET SINGH @ JITAR SINGH @ SONU ...Respondent Through: Ms. Rajni Singh, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J.: 1. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seeks leave under section 378(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 19731 to assail judgement of acquittal dated 5th October, 2013 passed by the ASJ/ Special Judge NDPS, South District, Saket Court Complex in Sessions Case No. 51/A/08, registered under Sections 21 and 29 of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.2 By the said order, the ASJ has acquitted the Respondent of the offences under Sections 21(c) and 29 of the NDPS Act. Factual Background 2. The case of the Prosecution, in brief, is as follows: 2.1. On 14th February, 2008, DRI Officer, K.S. Ratra (PW-4) received specific intelligence that a Sikh man of Afghan origin would arrive in Mansaram Park, Uttam Nagar, Delhi, between 10:00 and 11:00 PM carrying approxim