JUDGMENT

Swarana Kanta Sharma, J. (Oral)--The present application under Section 439 read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (`Cr.P.C.') has been filed by the applicant seeking regular bail in case FIR bearing no. 25/2016, registered at Police Station (PS) Special Cell, Delhi for the offences punishable under Sections 18/29 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (`NDPS Act').

2. Briefly stated, the facts of the present case are that on an information received by the Special Cell, Northern Range, the mobile numbers 8493733249, 8726284545, 8415016400, 970665247 and some other numbers were kept under legal interception on specific information being received on 15.05.2016 through secret sources. Four accused persons were apprehended which resulted into recovery of 69 kg of high quality opium which is commercial quantity. During investigation, it surfaced that out of the said recovered contraband, 15 kg was to be specifically supplied to present accused/applicant Ishrar Ahmad, who is also one of the key members of inter-state drug cartel, who receives and purchases large quantity of drugs from the supplier members of the cartel and thereafter distri