* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 10.03.2026 Judgment delivered on: 17.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 4689/2025 MARIA NUEMIA ALBERTINA .....Petitioner versus CUSTOMS .....Respondent Advocates who appeared in this case:

For the Petitioner: Mr. Rohan Gupta with Mr. Anoop Kumar Gupta, Advocates.

For the Respondent: Mr. Vishal Chadha, Sr. Standing Counsel for Customs with Mr. Chandan Kumar, Advocate.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN

JUDGMENT

1. Applicant seeks regular bail in case, Complaint case No. VIII(AP)(10)P&I/4995-A/ARRIVAL/2024, registered at P.S. registered against her for commission of offences under Sections 8, 21, 23 and 28 of NDPS Act, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

2. As per prosecution‟s case, on the basis of secret information, a team was mounted at the exit gate of Flight No. 6E1308 at Terminal-3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport. The applicant, a foreign national, landed on 02.07.2024 and was intercepted by the Customs officials on suspicion of carrying narcotic drugs/psychotropic substances. Initially, on scanning of her baggage through X-Ray machine and when she was asked to pass through DFMD, nothing was recovered. H