YASH GUPTA vs NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU

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$~8 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 12.02.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 3351/2024 YASH GUPTA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vikram Hegde, Advocate versus NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU .....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 seeks regular bail in Crime No. VIII/37/DZU/2023 for offence under Section 8(c)/22/23NDPS Act. 2. This bail application was first listed on 17.09.2024 before the predecessor bench and thereafter continued getting adjourned. Today, for the first time this application has come up before me. 3. Neither the standing counsel for NCB nor the Investigating Officer has appeared. It seems that NCB is not seriously interested in opposing this bail application. BAIL APPLN. 3351/2024 Page 1 of 4 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec4556 Signature Not Verified 9af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570 996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally Signed Date: 2026.02.12 17:55:58 -08'00' By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:12.02.2026 18:01:24 4. Broadly speaking, the allegation against the accused/applicant is that from office of the courier company, 1.706 kg Tramadol tablets were recovered. The said quantity is commercial quantity of the recovered contraband, so prosecution invokes Section 37 NDPS Act. The role ascribed to the present accused/applicant is that the seized consignment of contraband was booked by co-accused Ajit on instructions of the accused/applicant. 5. Against the above backdrop, learned counsel for accused/appli