AJEET PARTAP SINGH vs THE 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. 44/2026 AJEET PARTAP SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr.J.S. Thakur and Mr.Ketan Antil, Advs. versus THE STATE (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. 127/2025, registered at Police Station Delhi Cantt, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 22/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 [hereafter ‘NDPS Act’] and Sections 7/20 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 2. Briefly stated, the facts of the present case are that on 12.05.2025, acting upon secret information regarding illegal storage Signature Not Verified BAIL APPLN. 44/2026 Page 1 of 7 Digitally Signed By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:13.03.2026 17:55:08 and supply of banned narcotic drugs and trade of prohibited imported cigarettes being conducted under the garb of a courier business by one Sanjay, the the Anti-Narcotics Task Force had conducted a raid at the premises in question i.e. Ground floor of House No. 8/128, Village West Mehram Nagar, New Delhi. The landlord Deepak Kumar had informed the raiding team that he had rented the ground floor to Sanjay and Joginder about 40-45 days ago for carrying out courier business. Co-accused Sanjay Kumar was apprehended from the said premises, and upon search of a godown, a substantial quantity of prohibited