ABDUL RABBANI @ RABBA vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~9 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 12th May, 2026 + CRL.M.C. 1703/2025 & CRL.M.A. 7630/2025 ABDUL RABBANI @ RABBA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Amit Saxena with Dr. Sachin Hitkari, Mr. Nikhil Kumar, Mr. Krishna Gopal Singh and Mr. Abhishek Sharma, Advocates. versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aashneet Singh, APP for the State with ASI Pawan. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. The petitioner-Abdul Rabbani @ Rabba seeks quashing of order dated 30.09.2024 whereby he has been declared absconder by the concerned Court. 2. FIR No.261/2024 was registered by P.S. Samaipur Badli under Section 20 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The police team acted upon a tip-off given by secret informer and apprehended one Ms. Savita on 11.03.2024 and from her conscious possession 1.5 kg Ganja was recovered. 3. During interrogation Ms. Savita disclosed the name of the petitioner herein as “source” of the abovesaid contraband and led the police party to his house i.e. House No. 173, AA-Block, near Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, Signature Not Verified Signed By:SONIA CRL.M.C. 1703/2025 1 THAPLIYAL Signing Date:14.05.2026 10:49:32 4. Since the petitioner, despite affixation of notice outside his abovesaid premises did not come forward to join the investigation, warrants were issued against him and, eventually, he was declared absconder. 5. Learned APP for the State, in all fairness, revealed that as far as main perpetrator Ms. Savita is concerned she pleaded guilty before the learned Trial Court and was, accordingly, convicted and sentenced on the basis of her such plea of guilt. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, as per the pointing out memo prepared at the instance o