JUDGMENT :

ANU MALHOTRA, J.

1. The applicant Paramjit Singh Gulati in custody since 20.07.2012 for the alleged commission of the offences punishable under Sections 29, 28 r/w Sections 23 & 29 and Section 22 r/w Section 29 & 25A r/w Section 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985 with which he has been charged on 05.11.2014 seeks the grant of bail in terms of Section 439 of the Cr.P.C., 1973. The applicant is alleged to have been in criminal conspiracy with other persons named Atul Aggarwal, Vicky, Paramjit Singh @ Chotu, Pahalwan, Gaurav Ahlawat @ Rakoo and Gaurav Sharma (who have since not been arrested) to deal and possess and export various narcotics and psychotropic or controlled substances illegally out of India and in furtherance thereof allegedly attempted to export or transship out of India a consignment having concealed therein 151.98 kgs of Ketamine, a psychotropic substance included in the schedule of the NDPS Act, 1985 which consignment was scheduled to be exported on 18.07.2012 to Khairol Nizam Hasim, Penang, Malaysia under AWB No.618-28211901 dated 16.07.2017 and shipping bill No.