ANURADHA @ CHIKU vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 26th November, 2025. Pronounced on: 6th January, 2026. Uploaded on: 6th January, 2026. + CRL.A. 1543/2025 & CRL.M.A. 32856/2025 ANURADHA @ CHIKU .....Appellant Through: Mr. Kundan Kumar, Mr. Madan Kumar Jha, Mr. Pranshu Kumar, Ms. Mahima Choudhary, Advocates. versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aman Usman, APP for State. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J.: 1. This appeal under Section 12 of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 19991 assails order dated 31st October, 2025 passed by the ASJ- 03 (North-West) Rohini Courts, rejecting the Appellant’s bail application and seeks her release on bail. 2. The prosecution case, in brief, is as follows. 2.1. On 10th March, 2025, police received secret information that one Amit, son of Surender, resident of Sultanpuri, Delhi, aged about 25-27 years, along with his mother Kusum, had set up an organised operation for trafficking narcotic substances in and around Sultanpuri and Mangolpuri. It was further conveyed that multiple CCTV cameras had been installed 1 “MCOCA” Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CRL.A. 1543/2025 Page 1 of 18 By:AKANSHA SINGH Signing Date:06.01.2026 19:40:28 around his house and the adjoining narrow alley, with iron gates placed at both ends of the alley, in order to obstruct law enforcement. The information also suggested that Amit would be travelling around 4:30 PM-5:30 PM in a black Mahindra Scorpio bearing Registration No. DL 8CBA 4642 from Mangolpuri Flyover towards his house and if intercepted, could be apprehended with contraband. Acting on this information, a raid was conducted at the house, which resulted in recovery of 385.53 grams (gross weight of packed material, in multiple s