BAIL APPLN. 4655/2025 1 $~4 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010965612025 + BAIL APPLN. 4655/2025 JAMUN GIRI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Pramod Kumar, Advocate versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Priyanka Dalal, APP for State with SI Ankit Singh, Special Staff CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN O R D E R % 12.08.2026 1. Applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 0305/2024 dated 07.04.2024, registered at Police Station Mangol Puri for commission of offence under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. 2. Case pertains to recovery of 40 kgs of ganja, which falls in the category of commercial quantity. 3. Learned Trial Court had dismissed the bail application lastly on 19.11.2025. 4. Learned counsel for applicant submits that no witness has been examined before the learned Trial Court after 19.07.2025 and valuable right of speedy trial is getting frustrated. He also submits that he had taken specific plea before the learned Trial Court that applicant was entitled to be 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 17/08/2026 at 11:02:51 BAIL APPLN. 4655/2025 2 released on bail for the reason that at the time of alleged seizure, no photography or videography was done and has also relied upon Bantu vs. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi: 2024 SCC OnLine Del 4671 and there is no discussion with respect to the aforesaid crucial aspect of the case and application has been dismissed without dealing with aforesaid legal issue. 5. After some arguments, learned counsel for applicant does not press the present application. He, however, seeks liberty to file the application afresh before the learned Trial Court seeking bail while taking all the pleas, including the aforesaid plea, regarding there being no photography or videography at the time of seizure. 6. Application is accordingly disposed of, as not pressed. 7. Liberty, as prayed for, is granted. 8. All rights and contentions of the parties are reserved. 9. This Court expects that as and when any such application is moved, the same would be decided, appropriately, in accordance with law, after giving due opportunity of hearing to both the sides. Learned Trial Court would also ensure that there is no delay in examining the recovery witnesses as the incarceration period of the applicant is more than two years and four months. MANOJ JAIN, J AUGUST 12, 2026/dr/js 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 17/08/2026 at 11:02:51