AJAY KUMAR vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 27.02.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 11.03.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 13.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 4932/2025 AJAY KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ankit Kumar and Ms. Shreya Yadav, Advocates versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP for the State. CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J 1. By way of the present application, the applicant is seeking grant of regular bail in case arising out of FIR bearing no. 0186/2025, registered at Police Station Nand Nagri, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 21(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 [hereafter „NDPS Act‟]. 2. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that on 27.03.2025 at about 04:42 AM, PCR calls vide DD Nos. 13-A, 14-A and 16-A were received regarding illegal storage of narcotic substance at E-1/458, BAIL APPLN. 4932/2025 Page 1 of 7 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:13.03.2026 17:55:08 Nand Nagri, Delhi. The police reached the spot and conducted a search; however, no narcotic substance was found at that time. Surveillance and local enquiry in the area were thereafter continued. At about 12:10 PM on the same day, a secret informer informed the Investigating Officer (I.O.) that a person wearing a blue shirt and dark green lower was standing near House No. E-1/458, Nand Nagri and was carrying heroin for the purpose of sale. The information was reduced into writing and conveyed to the SHO and senior officers, following which a raiding team was constituted. At about 02:00 PM, the informer pointed out the suspected person, who was apprehended and disclosed his name as Ajay (the present applica