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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 14.01.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 22.04.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 1362/2024 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 1228/2024 VAIBHAV YADAV .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Narender Hooda, Sr. Adv with Mr.

Shiv Bhatnagar, Ms. Pallvi Hooda, Mr. Yuvraj, Advs.

versus NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU .....Respondent Through: Mr. Arun Khatri, Sr. SC with Mr. Sahil Khurana, Ms. Shelly Dixit, Ms. Anushka Bhalla, Advs.

+ BAIL APPLN. 1863/2024 PRITESH AGARWAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vikram Hegde, Mr. Harsh Jain, Advs.

versus NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU .....Respondent Through: Mr. Arun Khatri, Sr. SC with Mr. Sahil Khurana, Ms. Shelly Dixit, Ms. Anushka Bhalla, Advs.

+ BAIL APPLN. 2409/2024 & CRL.M.A. 36876/2024 ARNAV DHANKAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vikram Hegde, Mr. Harsh Jain, Advs.

versus NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU .....Respondent Digitally Signed BAIL APPLN. 1362/2024 & Conn. matters Page 1 of 56 Through: Mr. Arun Khatri, Sr. SC with Mr. Sahil Khurana, Ms. Shelly Dixit, Ms. Anushka Bhalla, Advs.

Digitally Signed BAIL APPLN. 1362/2024 & Conn. matters Page 2 of 56 Judgment reserved on: 03.02.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 22.04.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 3353/2024 & CRL.M.A. 28060/2024 NISHANT RAWAT .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rohit Dandriyal, Mr. Siddharth Nair, Advs.

versus NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU .....Respondent Through: Mr. Arun Khatri, SSC with Ms.

Shelly Dixit, Adv.

+ BAIL APPLN. 4498/2024 JITHIN CHERIAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vikram Hegde, Mr. A Hansaraman, Mr. Harsh Jain, Advs.

versus NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU .....Respondent Through: Mr. Arun Khatri, SSC with Ms.

Shelly Dixit, Adv.

+ BAIL APPLN. 4831/2024 & CRL.M.A. 39287/2024 AVTAR SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Purvesh Buttan, Mr. Prateek Narwar, Advs.

versus NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU .....Respondent Through: Mr. Arun Khatri, SSC with Ms.

Shelly Dixit, Adv.

Digitally Signed BAIL APPLN. 1362/2024 & Conn. matters Page 3 of 56 Digitally Signed Judgment reserved on: 11.02.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 22.04.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 64/2025 YASH GUPTA THROUGH PAIROKAR .....Petitioner Through:

versus NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU .....Respondent Through: Mr. Arun Khatri, SSC with Ms. Tracy, Ms. Anoushka Bhalla, Ms. Shelly Dixit, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH

J U D G M E N T

: JASMEET SINGH, (J)

1. These are seven bail petitions filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (―Cr.P.C‖) seeking regular bail in NCB Case No. VIII/16/DZU/2023 u/s 8 (c), 22(b), 22(c), 27-A & 29 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 (―NDPS Act‖).

Factual Matrix

2. The facts pertaining to the present case are that on 19.04.2023 secret information was received by the Delhi Zonal Unit that 28 parcels were lying at DTDC Express Limited, Samalkha, New Delhi, containing narcotic and Digitally Signed BAIL APPLN. 1362/2024 & Conn. matters Page 5 of 56 psychotropic substances. Based on the said information, Sh. Harender Kumar Dagar, IO constituted a team and reached DTDC Express Limited, Khasra no. 16/6, Telephone Exchange Road Village – Samalkha, New Delhi -110037 at around 11:15 am.

3. After reaching the said office, Sh. Harender Kumar Dagar gave his reason for coming to DTDC office and shared the secret information. He further inquired about the following Consignment Nos./AWB kept in DTDC office.

4. Thereafter, all the above-mentioned parcels were brought before the team. 15 parcels were yellow-coloured envelopes and 13 were sky blue colour envelopes.

5. The sender‟s name on all these 28 pa