SAJAN KUMAR vs THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

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$~3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 22.01.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 4955/2025 & CRL.M.A. 38226/2025 SAJAN KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ankaj Giri, Advocate. versus THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with SI Mukesh Kumar. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 88/2025 of PS Crime Branch for offence under Section 20/25/29 NDPS Act. 2. Broadly speaking, the prosecution case is as follows. On the basis of a secret information, a raiding team was constituted by local police on the night intervening 11.04.2025 and 12.04.2025. At the informed spot, the co- accused, whose name was later revealed as Raja Kumar was apprehended on a two-wheeler scooter, on footrest whereof 23.900 kg ganja kept in a white plastic bag was recovered and seized. On disclosure of co-accused Raja, the police arrested the present accused/applicant and from the bag carried by BAIL APPLICATION 4955/2025 Page 1 of 4 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, Signature Not Verified serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570 996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.01.22 18:01:06 -08'00' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:22.01.2026 18:06:19 him, 12.235 kg ganja was recovered. The accused/applicant was arrested on 13.04.2025 and continues to be in custody. 3. Learned counsel for accused/applicant submits that nothing incriminating was recovered from him and the ganja allegedly recovered was in fact planted on him. The accused/applica