KULDEEP KUMAR vs STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 06thNovember, 2025 Pronounced on: 12th November, 2025 + BAIL APPLN. 1920/2025 KULDEEP KUMAR S/o Sh. Lala Ram R/o Prakash Vihar, Loni Ghaziabad, U.P. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Akshay Bhandari and Mr. Anmol Sachdeva, Advocates. versus NARCOTIC CONTROL BUREAU Through SHO/IO, PS -Special Cell, New Delhi .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, APP for the State with SI Prahlad, PS Special Cell. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. Second 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/KuldeepKumar for seeking Regular Bail in FIR 374/2022 under Sections 22, 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as “NDPS Act”)registered at P.S. Special Cell. 2. It is the case of the Prosecution that a team led by Inspector Manender Signature Not Verified Signed By:VIKAS BAIL APPLN. 1920/2025 Page 1 of 11 ARORA Signing Date:13.11.2025 17:47:29 Singh of the Special Cell (SWR) was working on syndicates involved in illegal drug trafficking. As per the Prosecution, Special Cell (SWR) received a Secret Information in September 2022 about a drug syndicate allegedly run by Kuldeep (the Applicant) along with his associate Rishi Kumar Singh. The two were reportedly involved in the procurement and large-scale supply of contraband substances in Delhi-NCR and other parts of the country. Further investigation revealed that a drug deal was to take place between Kuldeep, Rishi, and their associates. 3. On 13.12.2022 at about 4:40 PM, secret informer reported that Rishi would be delivering a