DELHI HIGH COURT
MUKTA GUPTA
Rajender Kumar – Appellant
Versus
NCD – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioner's request for bail in drug-related case. (Para 1 , 5) |
| 2. arguments regarding petitioner's alleged involvement. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. court analysis of conspiracy and possession. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 4. court grants regular bail based on case factors. (Para 8) |
| 5. conclusion and order for bail to be finalized. (Para 9 , 10) |
JUDGMENT
1. By this petition, petitioner seeks regular bail in the complaint filed by the Narcotic Control Bureau (in short `NCB') being Crime No.VIII/07/DZU/2020 under Sections 8 /21/29 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (in short `NDPS Act').
2. When notice was issued in this petition on 12th April, 2021 learned counsel for the petitioner at the outset stated that the prayer for interim bail is a typographical error and the petition be treated as one for regular bail for which notice was issued by this Court.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner was only a driver of the vehicle and had no connection whatsoever with the transaction or with the person who was involved in the transaction. No recovery whatsoever has been made from the petitioner. The fact that the petitioner was not involved in the offen
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