$~9 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 1679/2025 & CRL.M.A. 13302/2025 HARKIRAT SINGH CHANDHOK .....Petitioner Through: Mr. A.D. Malik and Mr. Dhruv Malik, Advocates. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State (through videoconferencing) and Shehnaz, Advocate with SI Rahul Kumar. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA O R D E R % 16.02.2026 1. The accused/applicant seeks protection from arrest in case FIR No. 263/2024 of PS Crime Branch, Dwarka Sector-9, Delhi for offence under Section 8/20 of NDPS Act. 2. Broadly speaking, according to prosecution case, 6.283 kg ganja (intermediate quantity) was recovered from accused Sagar, who in his confessional statement stated that he sold 8 kg ganja to the present accused/applicant. But from the present accused/applicant, nothing incriminating was recovered. 3. As on date, the only factor weighing against the accused/applicant is that he is a Proclaimed Offender. That being so, learned counsel for accused/applicant on instructions, seeks permission to withdraw this 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 17/02/2026 at 11:55:58 anticipatory bail application with liberty to raise same arguments as raised in the present case after surrendering before the trial court. 4. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application and the pending application are dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as sought. GIRISH KATHPALIA, J FEBRUARY 16, 2026/ry 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 17/02/2026 at 11:55:58