KINGSLEY NWANNE vs NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 30th October, 2025 Pronounced on: 04th November, 2025 + BAIL APPLN. 3801/2025 KINGSLEY NWANNE s/o NWANNE (Currently in JC since) .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Saurav Sharma, Mr. Siddharth Srivastava, Mr. Sidak Singh Kalra, Ms. Khushi Gupta, Advocates. versus NARCOTIC CONTROL BUREAU Through Zonal Director, Delhi Zonal Unit West Block No. l,Wing No. 5, RK Puram, New Delhi - 110066 .....Respondent Through: Mr. Arun Khatri, Sr. Standing Counsel (NCB), Ms. Poonam Rani, Shelly Dixit, Tracy Sebastian, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. Present Bail Application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 [corresponding to Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973] has been filed by the Applicant/Kingsley Nwanne for seeking Regular Bail in Case No. VIII/01/DZU/2021 under Sections 8(c), 21(c), 23(c), 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Signature Not Verified Signed By:VIKAS ARORA BAIL APPLN. 3801/2025 Page 1 of 12 Signing Date:04.11.2025 15:53:45 Substances Act, 1985(hereinafter referred to as “NDPS Act”) Sessions Case No. 187/2021 titled as „NCB vs. JascentNakalungi and Ors.‟ pending adjudication before Ld. ASJ/Special Judge (NDPS), New Delhi District, Patiala House Court, Delhi. 2. It is submitted that the Applicant was arrested on 13.10.2023 and has been in Judicial Custody ever since i.e., for more than 52 months. His Bail Petition was dismissed by the Ld. ASJ/ SpecialJudge (NDPS), New Delhi videOrder dated 16.12.2021. 3. The Applicant preferred his first Bail Petition before this Court which was dismissed vide Order dated 02.06.2023.Second Bail Petition was dismissed by the Ld. ASJ/ Special Judge (NDPS