RISHIPAL Vs. STATE NCT OF DELHI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The present applications are filed seeking regular bail in FIR No. 515/2024 dtd. 30/11/2024, registered at Police Station Najaf Garh for offences under Ss. 8/20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 ('NDPS Act').

(2.) Briefly stated, on 30/11/2024, on the basis of a secret information, a raiding party was constituted, and thereafter a raid was conducted at Plot No. 155, Krishna Vihar, Najafgarh, New Delhi. It is alleged that thereafter, the applicant Rishipal was caught coming out of the said plot with a white coloured plastic katta in his hand. Upon checking the said bag, the same was allegedly found to contain 5.050Kg of ganja. It is alleged that upon further search, two more white coloured bags were found in the said plot, and a recovery of approximately 20.93 kg of ganja was effected. A video of the search and seizure was made on the e-Sakshya App. The applicant was thereafter arrested on 30/11/2024.

(3.) During the course of investigation, the applicant Rishipal disclosed that the applicant Vakil Ray had supplied the contraband to him. Thereafter, during PC remand, the applicant Rishipal telephonically contacted the applicant Vakil Ray on the instructions of the police, and asked the applicant Vakil Ray to supply contraband to him. Thereafter, at the instance of the applicant Rishipal, a raid was conducted near Old Khaira Road, Near Petrol Pump, Najafgarh, Delhi and the applicant Vakil Ray along with co-accused Mukul were apprehended and were found to be holding separate bags. Upon the search of the bag in the possession of the applicant Vakil Ray, two packets wrapped in brown coloured tape were found, and a total recovery of 3.860 Kg of ganja was effected. Further, upon the search of the bag of co-accused Mukul, three packets wrapped in brown colour tape aggregating to 5.930 kg of ganja was recovered. The videography of the search and seizure was made on the e-Sakshya App. The applicant Vakil Ray and co-accused Mukul were thereafter arrested on 3/12/2024.