HARBHAJAN SINGH vs STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 14th May, 2026 CRL.M.C. 2459/2026 & CRL.M.A. 10028/2026 HARBHAJAN SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vijay Kasana, Mr. Chirag Verma and Mr. Vaibhav Sharma, Advocates. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sunil Kumar Gautam, APP for the State with SI Sachin Dabas. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. The present petition seeks quashing of FIR No.175/2024 dated 05.03.2024, registered at P.S. IGI Airport for commission of offence under Section 25 of Arms Act, 1959, along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom. 2. Briefly stated, the case of prosecution is that on 05.03.2024, the petitioner, who intended to travel from Delhi to London by Vistara flight, checked his baggage and when the image of his bag appeared on inline baggage screening monitor, it was suspected to be containing undeclared ammunition. 3. Such suspicion resulted in physical search and during search of his bag, five live cartridge with "32.5 & WL KF" engraved on the base were recovered and it was in the abovesaid backdrop of the facts that a case under Section 25 of Arms Act, 1959 was register