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2025 Supreme(SC) 1930

ARAVIND KUMAR, N. V. ANJARIA
Union of India – Appellant
Versus
Vigin K. Varghese – Respondent


Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Malak Manish Bhatt, AOR Mr. Arshdeep Singh Khurana, Adv. Ms. Neena Nagpal, Adv. Mr. Vishvendra Tomar, Adv. Mr. Rohan Tewari, Adv. Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv. Mr. Shrirang B. Varma, Adv. Mr. Bharat Bagla, Adv. Mr. Sourav Singh, Adv. Mr. Aditya Krishna, Adv. Mr. Adarsh Dubey, Adv.

Table of Content
1. overview of the case and evidence. (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7)
2. reasoning for bail granted by high court. (Para 8 , 9)
3. arguments from the parties regarding bail. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13)
4. court's analysis of bail conditions and material. (Para 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20)
5. remittance for fresh consideration of bail. (Para 21)
6. final order and disposal of appeal. (Para 22 , 23)

JUDGMENT

1. Leave granted.

3. On 05.10.2022, Officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit, acting on specific information, identified a refrigerated shipping container bearing No. MSDU-9809038, declared to contain pallets of pears, imported from South Africa in the name of M/s Yummito International Foods India Pvt. Ltd. The respondent is stated to be a Director and the operative mind of said concern. The container was escorted from the terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru Port to EFC Logistics CFS for examination in the presence of two independent panch witnesses and the respondent.

5. Statements of the respondent came to be recorded under Section 67 of the NDPS Act wherein it is alleged that he admitted to ordering the consignment from a South African supplier,

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