* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on : 05.08.2021 % Pronounced on : 06.10.2021 + BAIL APPLN. 1625/2021 and CRL.M.(BAIL) 552/2021 SHRI TAHA TOUFIQ ……… Petitioner Through------- Mr. Rajesh Gupta and Mr. Harpreet Singh, Advocates. Versus NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU (NCB) Respondent Through Mr. Subhash Bansal, Sr. Standing Counsel for NCB with////???... Mr. Shashwat Bansal, Advocate-NCB. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNISH BHATNAGAR ORDER RAJNISH BHATNAGAR, J. 1. The present bail application has been filed by the petitioner seeking regular bail U/s 37(1)(b)(ii) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1995 read with Section(s) 439 & 482 of Cr.P.C. in case No. VIII/9, 9A/DZU/2020 U/s 8/22/24/25/29 of NDPS Act. 2. Briefly stated, the facts of the case as per the prosecution complaint are that on 31-01-2020 on basis of secret information, 4200 Tablets of BAIL APPLN. 1625/2021 (1.050 Kg) and 6000 Tablets of Alprazolam (1.200Kg) were recovered from a parcel bearing No. 535153356 lying at TNT India Pvt. Ltd. (Fedex Courier) near new Custom House, IGI Airport which was destined to Great Britain and the recovered contraband was seized as per law detailed in the panchnama in the presence of independent witnesses and was taken into safe custody and thereafter the consignor/accused Dipu Singh was apprehended from Lucknow and from his house, 12,000 Tablets of Tramadol (4.800 Kgs.) were recovered. 3. During investigation, accused Dipu Singh disclosed the names of other persons involved in the conspiracy including co-accused Tejas Patel, Sachin Makade, Barun Chauhan, Bablu Bhagwan Dangre. Further he disclosed name of Taha Toufiq (present petitioner), his mobile nos. 9889333201 & 7007832196, resident of 485/44, Rafik Enclave, Mohan Makin, Near Railway Bridge, Daliganj, Lucknow. 4. Consequent upon the recovery from the parcel and from the residence of accused Dipu Singh and also based on his voluntary statement tendered under section 67, NDPS Act, having reason to believe that accused Dipu Singh had admitted of committing an offence under section 8(c) of NDPS Act, 1985°, and punishable under section 22, 25 & 29° of NDPS Act, he was arrested on 02-02-2020. ‘In follow-up’ investigations, other accused persons namely, Tejas Patel, Sachin Makade, Barun Chauhan, Bablu Bhagwan Dangre had also tendered their voluntary statements respectively, and seizure of incriminating documents/electronic devices and other evidences were effected therefrom. The present petitioner Taha Toufique was asked to join the investigation vide serving Notice dated 24-6-2020. The present petitioner joined the investigation on 04-08-2020, who revealed that he was in constant touch with Dipu Singh. The present petitioner in his voluntary statement tendered under section 67, NDPS Act on 04-08-2020 had admitted that he was in touch with accused Dipu Singh over phone and through WhatsApp chat communication by using his mobile No. 7007832196. 6. As per the Status Report filed by the NCB (respondent), the present petitioner while tendering his voluntary statement had admitted that he used to provide orders from his clients to Dipu Singh for consideration, and therefore, he was in constant touch with Dipu Singh over phone and through. Rohit typing center.