MANGAL SINGH vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

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$~51 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 10.10.2025 ,,,,,,,,,, + CRL.M.C. 6172/2025 MANGAL SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sumer Singh Boparai, Mr. Surya Pratap Singh, Mr. Abhilash Kumar Pathak, Mr. Sirhaan Seth, Mr. Shubham Raj Anand, Advs. versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Taran Srivastav, APP for the State CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT (ORAL) RAVINDER DUDEJA, J. 1. Petitioner has approached this Court, seeking quashing of order dated 16.07.2025, passed by learned Special Judge (NDPS), Patiala House Courts, New Delhi, in case FIR No. 206/2024, PS Special Cell, under Section 18 & 29 of the NDPS Act, whereby, the application preferred by the petitioner seeking preservation of Call Detail Records [“CDR”] and Location Chart (s) of the petitioner, the Duty Officer and the members of the raiding team involved at the time of the alleged recovery, seizure and sampling was dismissed. CRL.M.C. 6172/2025 Page 1 of 9 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:VAISHALI PRUTHI Signing Date:13.10.2025 19:37:12 2. Prosecution case, in brief, is that on the basis of a secret information, co-accused Jagdeep Singh was apprehended near Singhu Border and 5.2 kgs. of opium was recovered from his bag. Thereafter, on his disclosure statement, co-accused Shamsher Singh was apprehended, and from his possession, 50.355 kgs. of opium was recovered. 3. Subsequently, on 16.05.2025, on the basis of disclosure statement of co-accused Shamsher Singh, the present petitioner was apprehended near M.R. Logistic Park, Sonepat along with a truck, from which, 25.180 kgs. of opium was recovered. 4. Petitioner filed an application under Section 94 BNSS, 2023 (erstwhile Section 91 Cr. PC) before the trial court seeking preservation of C