RANJAN SINGH vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~4 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 23.09.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 1736/2025 RANJAN SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anubhav Tyagi, Mr. Hemant Kumar, Mr. Puneet Singh, Mr. Kuldeep Jauhari, and Mr. Sahil Ahuja, Advocates versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP for the State with SI Naresh Kumar CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J. (Oral) 1. By way of the instant application, the applicant seeks grant of regular bail in case arising out of FIR bearing No.116/2023, registered at Police Station Maurice Nagar, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 21/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1985 (hereafter „NDPS Act‟). 2. Brief facts of the case, as per the prosecution, are that on 24.07.2023, SI Vijay Pal had received secret information that one Safiulla, a resident of Bihar and allegedly involved in the supply of narcotic substances along with his associates Anil Singh and a doctor, Signature Not Verified BAIL APPLN. 1736/2025 Page 1 of 7 Digitally Signed By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:24.09.2025 20:12:54 would be coming near the overhead tank at Delhi University Road to deliver Heroin to his associate Ranjan Singh (the present applicant). After obtaining permission from senior officers, a raiding team was constituted. On reaching the spot, efforts were made to join public witnesses, but none agreed. At about 12:55 PM, one person carrying a yellow cloth bag had arrived from the Bonta Park side, followed shortly by another person from the Mall Road side. The informer had identified them as Safiulla and the applicant Ranjan Singh. As alleged, Safiulla was seen handing over a red cloth bag to the applicant, whereupon both were appre