GEORGE UCHENNA NWADIEGWU v. NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU
BAIL APPLN./1310/2025 · 2025-07-08
Sanjeev Narula
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[ 2025 DAILYLAW 14741 (DEL) · dailylaw.ai ]
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$~60 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 1310/2025 GEORGE UCHENNA NWADIEGWU .....Petitioner Through: Mr. J.S. Kushwaha and Ms. Tanya Kushwaha, Advocates. versus NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU .....Respondent Through: Mr. Arun Khatri, SSC with Ms. Shelly Dixit and Ms. Tracy Sebastian, Advocates.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA O R D E R % 12.08.2025 CRL.M.A. 23591/2025 (for exemption)
1. Exemption is granted, subject to all just exceptions.
2. The Applicant shall file legible and clearer copies of exempted documents, compliant with practice rules, before the next date of hearing.
3. Accordingly, the application stands disposed of. CRL.M.A. 23590/2025 (seeking deposit of the surety amount in cash)
4. The Applicant was granted bail by this Court on 8th July, 2025 subject to certain conditions delineated in the order. Subsequently, on an application filed by the Applicant, by order dated 21st July, 2025, the amount of the bail bond and the surety was reduced from INR 50,000/- to INR 25,000/-.
5. The Applicant has now filed the above-captioned application, seeking permission to be released on personal bond with deposit of the surety This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 13/08/2025 at 12:17:02
amount in cash.
6. It is urged that the Applicant is a foreign national and has been in custody for almost 3 years and 8 months. Pursuant to the directions of this Court, he has not able to arrange for the sureties, and accordingly, seeks a direction for modification of the relevant bail condition.
7. Considering the above, the Applicant is permitted to be released on bail, subject to furnishing of personal bond of INR 25,000/- with cash surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the Trial Court/Duty MM/Link MM. The other conditions contained in the order dated 8th July, 2025 shall remain unaltered. The Applicant shall, nonetheless, within one month from the date of release, arrange and furnish the surety in the sum of INR 25,000/-.
8. Subject to the aforenoted modification, the application stands
disposed of.
9. A copy of the order be sent to the concerned Jail Superintendent for information and necessary compliance.
SANJEEV NARULA, J AUGUST 12, 2025 nk This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 13/08/2025 at 12:17:02