MOHAN LAL CHOUDHARY vs STATE THROUGH SHO SPECIAL CELL

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$~81 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 09.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 3276/2025 MOHAN LAL CHOUDHARY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sumit Sharma, Mr. Narender and Ms. Neha Ghugtyal, Advocates. versus STATE THROUGH SHO SPECIAL CELL .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for the State with Inspector Sanjeev Kumar, PS Special Cell. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The applicant/accused seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 154/2023 of Police Station Special Cell for offence under Section 18 & 29 of the NDPS Act. 2. Broadly speaking, the allegation against the accused/applicant is that on the basis of a secret information, a raiding team was constituted which intercepted the truck owned and being driven by the accused/applicant and the said truck was found to contain 41.260 kg of opium, which is a commercial quantity. According to prosecution, the said contraband was being transported in his truck by the accused/applicant from Manipur to BAIL APPLN. 3276/2025 Page 1 of 4 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569 af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH Signature Not Verified KATHPALIA COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1557099 6b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.03.09 19:02:51 -07'00' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:09.03.2026 18:05:51 Delhi. The alleged supplier of the contraband has been granted bail today itself. 3. Learned counsel for accused/applicant contends that he is innocent and has been falsely implicated after letting off the actual culprit. It is contended that it is not believable that a truck would be driven from Manipur to D