TUSHAR KANTI GHOSH vs THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

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$~26 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision:11th November, 2025 + W.P.(CRL) 2850/2024 TUSHAR KANTI GHOSH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Varun Malik and Dr. Ajay P. Tushir, Advocates. versus THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel (Crl.) for the State. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. The present Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as "C.r.P.C.") has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner seeking to quash the FIR No. 376/2024 registered under Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 (hereinafter referred to the "Act, 1959") Police Station IGI Airport, Delhi. 2. The Petitioner is an Indian National and works as an R&D Engineer at Synopsys (India) Pvt. Ltd.On 31.05.2024, at about 14:32 Hrs, while travelling from New Delhi to Kolkata by Air India Flight No. AI-764, during the scanning of the baggage at IGI Airport, 01 live ammunition(bullet)was recovered from the Petitioner’s bagunder tag no. AI- 00988l0665. Signature Not Verified W.P.(CRL) 2850/2024 Page 1 of 5 Signed By:VIKAS ARORA Signing Date:12.11.2025 12:58:13 3. The Petitioner submits that he was unaware of the presence of the live bullet in his baggage and was shocked upon their discovery.There is no Chargesheet filed in the case as yet. 4. The Petitioner has been facing unnecessary problems due to pendency of the FIR and has sought quashing of the said FIR no. 376/2024 on the ground that he had no there was no mens rea on his part to commit any offence as alleged. The Petitioner did not attempt to conceal the live ammunition (bullet) and had voluntarily handed over his baggage for X-ray screening, where such items a