JAMES vs THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~9 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 28.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 2652/2025 JAMES .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anup Kr. Das, Mr. Uday Chauhan, Ms. Prachi Sharma and Ms. Ishita Singh, Advocates. versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP with Inspector Satish Kumar, Traffic, Inspector Shiv Kumar, ANTF/Crime and SI Dharmendra Singh, PS WR- 1/Crime. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 83/2022 of Police Station Crime Branch for offence under Section 21/25 NDPS Act & 14 Foreigners Act. 1.1 This bail application came up for the first hearing on 21.07.2025 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. BAIL APPLN. 2652/2025 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 Digitally Signed 70996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e2 6fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.03.28 18:07:36 -07'00' By:DIKSHA RAWAT Signing Date:28.03.2026 18:10:35 1.2 Today is the first hearing before me. 2. Broadly speaking, allegation against the accused/applicant is that on the basis of secret information, a raid was conducted by police in which the accused/applicant and his co-accused Emmanual, both being Nigerian nationals were apprehended on a two wheeler scooter being driven by the accused/applicant. After completion of procedural formalities, two parcels o