ZENITH UGWU @ JENNIFER ODIH @ BLISS v. NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU
BAIL APPLN./3906/2024 · 2025-07-08
Sanjeev Narula
body2025
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ZENITH UGWU @ JENNIFER ODIH @ BLISS .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anup Kr. Das, Mr. Uday Chauhan and Ms. Aayushi Gupta, Advocates.
versus
NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU
.....Respondent Through: Mr. Arun Khatri, SSC with Ms. Shelly Dixit, Mr. Devender Singh and Ms. Tracy Sebastian, Advocates.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA
O R D E R %
25.08.2025
CRL.M.A. 25258/2025 (seeking exemption from filing the certified copies of annexures A-1, A-2)
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. 25138/2025 (seeking permission to furnish a single surety of Rs. 25,000/-)
4. On 8th July, 2025, the Applicant was granted bail, subject to certain conditions.
5. Through the above captioned application, the Applicant seeks a modification of the bail conditions, specifically requesting a reduction in the 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 26/08/2025 at 11:44:19
number of sureties required and the amount of the bail bond. It is submitted that the Applicant is a foreign national and, due to his nationality, is facing difficulty in arranging for multiple sureties.
6. In view of the aforementioned circumstances, the application is allowed. The relevant clause is modified to read as follows:
“The Applicant is, therefore, directed to be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond for a sum of INR 25,000/- with one surety of the like amount, subject to the satisfaction of the Trial Court/Duty MM/Link MM, on the following conditions:
a. The Applicant shall cooperate in any further investigation as and when directed by the concerned IO; b. The Applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case or tamper with the evidence of the case, in any manner whatsoever; c. The Applicant shall, under no circumstance, leave the country without the permission of the Trial Court; d. The Applicant shall appear before the Trial Court as and when
directed; e. The Applicant shall provide the address where she would be residing after her release and shall not change the address without informing the concerned IO/ SHO; f. The Applicant shall, upon her release, give her mobile number to the concerned IO/SHO and shall keep her mobile phone switched on at all times. g. The Applicant shall report to the concerned IO on the Fourth Friday of every month at 4:00PM and shall not be kept waiting for more than one hour for this purpose. h. In terms of the judgment of the Supreme Court in Frank Vitus v. Narcotics Control Bureau & Ors, the State shall immediately communicate the order granting bail, to the concerned Registration Officer appointed under Rule 3 of the Registration of Foreigners Rules, 1992, who in turn, shall communicate the order to all concerned authorities including civil authorities.”
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7. With the above direction, the present application stands disposed of.
SANJEEV NARULA, J AUGUST 25, 2025 as
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