CRM-M/22372/2026 of UGOCHUKWU DAVID @ JOHN Vs STATE OF HARYANA on 10 September 2026

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HE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB CHANDIGARH C WU DAVID @ JOHN Versus HARYANA

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MA e date when the judgment is reser e date when the judgment is pron e date when the judgment is uplo bsite ether only operative part of the ju nounced or whether the full judg nounced e delay, if any, of the pronouncem gment and reasons thereof. Mr. Ravi Malik, Advocate for the Mr. Neeraj Poswal, AAG, Haryan *** BATRA, J. The instant petition has been filed atiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita lar bail in case arising out of der Sections 20(B)II(C), 21C an Substances Act (for short “ND ct at Police Station Sadar Gurugr

B AND HARYANA AT H CRM-M-22372-2026 (O&M)

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...Respondent ANISHA BATRA rved 09.09.2026 nounced 10.09.2026 aded on the 10.09.2026 udgment is gment is Full ment of full Not applicable e petitioner na d by the petitioner under Section , 2023 (for short “BNSS”) for FIR No.403 dated 16.06.2025 nd 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and DPS Act”) and Section 14 of ram, District Gurugram.

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2. A information to Nepal, was in been present substantial qu apprehended w information to place and app recovery of 1 effected from arrested. On involvement in on 17.06.2025 present petitio the course of and on the s suffered discl upon his discl alongwith the which has bee Gurugram vid

As per the allegations, on 16.0 o the effect that the accused Bim ndulged in the business of sale in Gurugram from the last few uantity of narcotic substance with the same, a raiding party w o be true. Members of raiding prehended accused Bimal Paha 1060 grams of Sulfa (charas) a m his possession. The aforeme interrogation, he suffered disc n the crime. On the basis of his 5, one Nigerian namely Ugoch oner and one Lal Kothari were investigation, accused Lal Koth same day, petitioner was also losure statement admitting his losure, some other co-accused w other accused moved an appli en dismissed by the Court of Lea de order dated 10.02.2026.

06.2025, on receipt of a secret mal Pahadi who was hailing from of narcotic substances and had w days and that he was having es with him and could be was formed by believing the said g team reached at the informed adi. On conducting his search, and 116 grams of cocaine was entioned accused was formally closure statement admitting his disclosure statement as suffered hukwu David @ John i.e. the nominated as accused. During hari was arrested on 18.06.2025 apprehended. The petitioner involvement in the crime and were nominated as accused. He ication for grant of regular bail arned Additional Sessions Judge,

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3. It falsely implica accused which He is in custo He has been m extended bene broad submiss

4. L the gravity of foreign nation substance and deserve to be dismissed.

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6. T involved in il had been ope sale network operating in D He is also alle clean, as he is t is argued by learned counsel fo ated in this case on the basis of h cannot be considered to be dy since 18.06.2025. No recove made a scapegoat to let off real cu efit of bail. Principle of parity w sions, it is urged that he deserves Learned State counsel has argue the allegations levelled against nal and was involved in the busin d is involved in 02 more cases e extended benefit of bail an This Court has heard the rival e parties. The petitioner, who is a foreign n licit trading of narcotic substan erating an established cross-bor by sourcing the contraband Delhi and sold narcotics locally eged to have been smuggling c found to be involved in two oth

or the petitioner that he has been f disclosure statement of the co- legally admissible in evidence. ery has been effected from him. ulprits. The co-accused has been weighs in his favour. With these s to be released on bail. ed that taking into consideration the petitioner, the fact that he is ness of illicit trading of narcotic of similar nature, he does not nd the petition deserve to be submissions made by learned national, is alleged to have been nces. As per the allegations, he rder narcotics procurement and through a Nigerian syndicate in Gurugram to fund his travel. cocaine. His antecedents are not her cases under the provisions of

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NDPS Act. Th that he can a unfounded. Th there would b above discuss accused who h above discusse does not deser

7. It for the purpos bearing on the

8. S if any, is rende

10.09.2026 Amit Sharma he allegations against him are se abscond, if extended benefit o he trial is going on and there is n be any undue delay in conclusio ed facts, he cannot be stated to has been extended benefit of bai ed facts, this Court is of the con rve to be allowed. Accordingly, t t is made clear that any observa se of deciding the present petiti e merits of the case. Since the main petition has been ered infructuous. ( Whether speaking/reasoned:- Whether reportable:- Yes/No

erious in nature. The contention of bail, cannot be stated to be nothing on record to suggest that on of the same. In view of the be treated at parity with the co-

il. Taking into consideration the nsidered opinion that the petition the same is dismissed. ation made herein above is only ion and the same shall have no dismissed, pending application, (MANISHA BATRA) JUDGE

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