RAJENDER @ YUSUF @ SACHIN vs GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE PITNDPS UNIT

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$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 22.04.2026 + W.P.(CRL) 3515/2025 RAJENDER @ YUSUF @ SACHIN .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Vikram Hegde, Mr.Abhinav Hansaraman & Mr.Trishan Dollny, Advs. versus GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE PITNDPS UNIT & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Nishant Gautam, CGSC with Ms.Kavya Shukla, Mr.Vineet Negi & Mr.Vibhav U Nath, Advs. Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC (Crl.) with Mr.Kshitiz Garg, Mr.Ashvini Kumar, Ms.Chavi Lazarus & Mr.Manan Wadhwa, Advs. along with SI Sohan Thakur, Anti Narcotic Cell. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, challenging the Order dated 29.07.2025, bearing F.No. U-11012/09/2025-PITNDPS, passed by the Deputy Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:REYMON VASHIST W.P.(CRL) 3515/2025 Page 1 of 17 Signing Date:24.04.2026 18:12:20 Revenue, PITNDPS Division, under Section 9(f) of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PITNDPS Act), confirming the Detention Order bearing No. F.No. U-11011/20/2025-PITNDPS dated 13.05.2025 passed by the Joint Secretary to the Government of India (hereinafter referred to as the „Detaining Authority‟) under Section 3(1) of the PITNDPS Act and continued detention of the petitioner for a period of one year from the date of his detention, that is, 15.05.2025. 2. The Grounds of Detention refer to four FIRs registered, inter alia, against the petitioner herein. The details thereof are as under:- a) FIR No. 107/1997, dated 20.01.1997, under Sections 21/61/85 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotrop