$~77 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010369722026 + BAIL APPLN. 3271/2026 SAHIL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Mir Akhtar Hussain, Adv. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Richa Dhawan, APP with SI Shivendra Singh. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 12.08.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CRL.M.A. 24483/2026 (seeking exemption) 2. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Application stands disposed of. BAIL APPLN. 3271/2026 3. The present application has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the “BNSS”), seeking anticipatory bail in FIR No. 0147/2026, registered at Police Station Crime Branch, Central Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 21/25 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as the “NDPS Act”). 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been 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 10:59:43 falsely implicated in the present case and has no role in the alleged offence. It is submitted that the petitioner is neither named in the FIR nor was any recovery effected from him. It is further submitted that the name of the petitioner has surfaced only in the disclosure statement of the co-accused and that there is no substantive incriminating material connecting the petitioner with the alleged recovery. 5. Per contra learned APP for the State submits that petitioner is the main source/supplier of the drugs. The co-accused has clearly stated in the disclosure statement that they used to receive the drugs from the petitioner who is their main supplier and despite service of the notices petitioner has not joined the investigation and his custodial interrogation is required in order to ascertain the source of supply of the drugs as well as the money trail. 6. Learned APP further submits that the call detail records pertaining to the petitioner and the co-accused have been collected during investigation. 7. This Court has considered the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State and has perused the material placed on record. 8. The allegations against the petitioner relate to offences under the NDPS Act and the prosecution attributes to him a specific role as the alleged source of supply of the contraband. The prosecution further relies upon the disclosure statement of the co-accused and the material collected during investigation, including the call detail records. It is also the specific stand of the State that the petitioner has not joined the investigation despite notice and that his custodial interrogation is required to ascertain the source of the contraband and the alleged financial dealings. 9. At this stage, having regard to the nature and gravity of the allegations, 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 10:59:43 the role attributed to the petitioner and the requirement of custodial interrogation as projected by the prosecution, this Court is not inclined to grant the discretionary relief of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 10. No ground for grant of anticipatory bail is made out. The present application is, accordingly, dismissed. 11. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as an expression of opinion on the merits of the case. 12. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J AUGUST 12, 2026/JYH/P 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 10:59:43