GUDEPU NAGESHWAR RAO vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 25.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 1603/2025 & CRL.M.A. 32137/2025 GUDEPU NAGESHWAR RAO .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Pratyush Prasana and Ms. Samuya Yadav, Advocates. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with SI Vineet 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. 297/2020 of Police Station Kashmere Gate for offence under Section 20/29 NDPS Act. 1.1 This bail application came up for the first hearing on 28.04.2025 before the predecessor bench and thereafter continued getting adjourned before different benches. Along with 179 such old pending bail applications, this application also was transferred to this bench. 1.2 Today is the first hearing before me. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant as well as learned APP assisted by IO/SI Vineet Kumar. BAIL APPLN. 1603/2025 Page 1 of 5 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, Signature Not Verified GIRISH 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec4 5569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d155 70996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e2 6fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally Signed Date: 2026.03.25 18:07:18 -07'00' By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:25.03.2026 18:17:07 2. Broadly speaking, prosecution case is that on the basis of secret information, specifically naming three persons, including the present accused/applicant as suppliers of ganja, a trap was laid and the said three accused persons along with one more person were apprehended. The accused persons were found carrying 08 plastic bags which contained 82 packets of