JUHURUL SEKH vs THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~67 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 11.02.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 612/2026 & CRL.M.A. 4662/2026 JUHURUL SEKH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vaibhav Kumar, Advocate (through videoconferencing). versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with SI Manoj Kumar, PS Delhi Cantt. and SI M. L. Meena, PS V. K. South. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 771/2020 of PS Vasant Kunj (South) for offence under Section 20/61/85 of NDPS Act. 2. Broadly speaking, the accused/applicant was found in possession of 1.3 kg ganja, and was released on bail, but he jumped bail and non-bailable warrants were issued against him, after which he appeared before the trial court on 06.10.2025 and since then he is in jail. The small quantity of ganja is 1kg, so the allegedly recovered ganja was nearing the small quantity. 3. Learned counsel for accused/applicant submits that being an illiterate person, the accused/applicant did not know that he had to inform the court BAIL APPLN. 612/2026 Page 1 of 2 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec455 Signature Not Verified 69af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570 996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, Digitally Signed cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.02.11 17:46:56 -08'00' By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:11.02.2026 17:59:13 before going to his native place and that he never intended to abscond. 4. Learned prosecutor submits that earlier also, the accused/applicant was not regular in appearing and even cost was imposed by the