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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 10.04.2023 Pronounced on: 18.04.2023 + CRL.M.C. 2164/2023 ARIF KHAN ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Akshay Bhandari, Advocate.

versus STATE (GOVT OF NCT DELHI) ..... Respondent Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP for the State along with SI Sonal Raj, P.S. Daryaganj.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

JUDGMENT

SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J.

1. The present petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter ‘Cr.P.C.’) seeking setting aside of order dated 17.03.2023 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge, NDPS, Central, Tis Hazari Court (hereinafter ‘learned Special Judge’) where the prayer of petitioner for release on default bail was declined, and accordingly, the petitioner seeks his release on regular bail in FIR bearing no. 152/2022, registered at Police Station Daryaganj under Sections 21/29/61/85 of the Narcotics Drugs and Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CRL.M.C. 2164/2023 Page 1 of 7 Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter ‘NDPS Act’).

2. The petitioner is stated to be in judicial custody since 26.0