SARFARAJ vs THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR.

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$~P-2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 06.05.2026 Pronounced on: 19.05.2026 Uploaded on: 19.05.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 1455/2026 SARFARAJ .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ankit Sharma, Advocate. versus THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Tarang Srivastava, APP with SI Sohan Thakur. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN JUDGMENT 1. By way of the present application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 [“BNSS”], the applicant seeks regular bail in connection with FIR No. 194/2023 dated 17.02.2023, registered at Police Station Narela, Outer North District, Delhi, for the offence punishable under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 [“the NDPS Act”]. 2. I have heard Mr. Ankit Sharma, learned counsel for the applicant, and Mr. Tarang Srivastava, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The prosecution has filed a status report, which is on record. A. PROSECUTION CASE 3. The prosecution case, as emerging from the status report, is that, on 16.02.2023, secret information was received to the effect that one Faijan @ Sharukh was involved in the supply of ganja and would deliver a Signature Not Verified Signed By:PARUL VASHIST BAIL APPLN. 1455/2026 Page 1 of 9 Signing Date:19.05.2026 20:09:09 consignment thereof to his associate, i.e. the applicant herein. Pursuant thereto, a raid was conducted near Police Colony, Sector A-5, Narela, and at about 07:40 PM, the applicant and co-accused Faijan were apprehended while carrying a heavy white plastic katta and a backpack. Notices under Section 50 of the NDPS Act were served upon them, and a search was thereafter conducted. 4. Upon search of the applicant, a heavy white plastic katta was recovered from his possession, cont