ISHWAR vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 23.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 4288/2025 ISHWAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Aditya Aggarwal and Mr. Naveen Panwar, Advocates. versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 164/2022 of PS Vasant Kunj South for offence under Section 20/25 NDPS Act. 2. Broadly speaking, allegation against the accused/applicant is that he was initially arrested in another case, bearing FIR No. 33/2016 on the allegation of recovery of 1060 kg ganja from him but he jumped bail and by way of chance recovery, once again 109.7 kg ganja was recovered from him leading to the present FIR. The FSL has confirmed the contraband allegedly recovered from the accused/applicant to be ganja. BAIL APPLICATION 4288/2025 Page 1 of 4 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45 569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, Signature Not Verified ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d155 70996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26 fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally Signed Date: 2026.03.23 18:01:18 -07'00' By:DIKSHA RAWAT Signing Date:23.03.2026 18:16:21 3. In his earlier filed bail application (Bail Application 1264/2025), by way of order dated 08.08.2025 of this bench, the accused/applicant opted to confine himself to grant of bail only on the ground of delay in trial, but since he could not obtained certified copies of the ordersheets of trial court to show delay, that application (bail application 1264/2025) was sought and allowed to be withdrawn with liberty to file fresh bail