$~11 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010188982026 + BAIL APPLN. 1686/2026 & CRL.M.A. 13566/2026 AJAY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Karan Verma, Ms. Nayan Maggo, Mr. Yuvraj Singh, Mr. Suyash M. and Ms. Karina Gupta, Advs. versus STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, APP with SI Rajendra Kumar. CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 16.09.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. Learned counsel for the Applicant submits that pursuant to the notice under Section 67 of the NDPS Act, the Applicant duly went to the Crime Branch on the date given in the notice and subsequently his arrest has been shown from Ghaziabad, which is not the case. 3. Learned counsel further submits that despite the various requests made by the Applicant to supply the CCTV footage of the alleged date of incident, the same has not been supplied to him. He submits that he even moved an application before the learned Trial Court and subsequently filed a writ petition before this Court, but to no avail. 4. Learned counsel further submits that the Applicant has no prior criminal antecedents and the recovery of Alprazolam Tablets has been planted upon him. 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 19/09/2026 at 10:58:54 5. Per contra, learned APP for the State submits that from the co-accused 6.240 kg of Alprazolam Tablets were recovered and on his disclosure that he received the same from the Applicant, the Applicant was subsequently arrested and 3.024 kg of Alprazolam Tablets, which constitute commercial quantity, were recovered from his shop at his instance. 6. Heard learned counsel for the Applicant and learned APP for the State. 7. The recovery attributed to the Applicant is 3.024 kg of Alprazolam Tablets from his shop. 8. Though the learned counsel for the Applicant has pointed out various discrepancies in the investigation and the recovery, the fact remains that commercial quantity of the contraband has been recovered at the instance of the Applicant and the rigours of Section 37 of the NDPS Act come into play. 9. Keeping in view the nature of the recovery and the allegations, no ground for grant of bail is made out. 10. Accordingly, the present bail application is dismissed. Pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of. 11. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J SEPTEMBER 16, 2026/JYH/m 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 19/09/2026 at 10:58:54