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2026 DAILYLAW 13711 (DEL)

FEROZ HASAN KUTCHI v. DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE

BAIL APPLN./2938/2026 · 2026-07-27

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BAIL APPLN. 2938/2026 $~108 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 2938/2026 & CRL.M.A. 22119/2026 FEROZ HASAN KUTCHI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Javed Khan, Advocate. versus DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Satish Aggarwala, SSC, Mr. Gagan Vaswani, Advocate. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN O R D E R % 27.07.2026 1. By way of the present application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the applicant seeks regular bail in connection with Case No. 159/2026, arising out of Crime No. DRI/DZU/34/Enq-34/2025, registered under Sections 20(b)(ii)(c) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. 2. It is the applicant’s case that he has been wrongly prosecuted under Sections 20(b)(ii)(c) and 29 of the NDPS Act on the basis of the alleged clubbing of the recoveries purportedly effected from him and the co- accused – Iram Salim Khan. Mr. Javed Khan, learned counsel for the applicant, however, submits that this contention shall also be urged before the learned Special Court at the stage of arguments on charge, which are scheduled to be heard on 30.07.2026. 3. After some hearing, Mr. Javed Khan, learned counsel for 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 30/07/2026 at 14:20:54 BAIL APPLN. 2938/2026 applicant, seeks permission to withdraw the present bail application, without prejudice to the applicant’s rights and remedies available in law before the learned Special Court, including the right to seek bail afresh, if so advised, after the framing of charge. 4. The bail application, alongwith pending application, is dismissed as withdrawn, in terms of the above submission. 5. It is clarified that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case or on any application that may be filed by the applicant hereafter, which shall be considered by the appropriate Court on its own merits, in accordance with law. PRATEEK JALAN, J JULY 27, 2026 ‘B’/SD/ 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 30/07/2026 at 14:20:54