CHIMAKA PROMISE UDENNA@ANGEL vs NCB

Judgment text excerpt

$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 23.04.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 789/2026 CHIMAKA PROMISE UDENNA@ ANGEL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. S.S. Aggarwal, Advocate versus NCB .....Respondent Through: Mr. Arun Khatri, SSC with Ms. Shelly Dixit, Advocate CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant, a Nigerian national, seeks regular bail in case Crime No. VIII/66/DZU/2022 for offence under Section 21/23/29 NDPS Act. After last date, status report was filed by NCB. I have heard learned counsel for both sides and examined the record. 2. Broadly speaking, the prosecution case is as follows. On 04.09.2022, under the directions of the Director General, NCB, a raiding team was constituted by the Investigating Officer, who after making the necessary procedural compliances reached the IGI Airport at about 09:40am and was BAIL APPLN. 789/2026 Page 1 of 5 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec455 69af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570 Signature Not Verified 996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.04.22 17:23:52 -07'00' Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:23.04.2026 17:31:23 informed by the Immigration Officer that Kamalden, a Singaporean National, had been detained under a Lookout Circular issued against him. After necessary formalities, custody of Kamalden was handed over to the IO, who introduced himself and the raiding team to Kamalden and informed him about the entire operation in English. On opening the bags carried by Kamalden, the same were found to contain packets of heroin weighing 19.867