Delhi HC Denies Bail due to Recovery of Commercial Quantity of 382 Heroin Capsules

Robert Sengozi Vs Custom T 3 IGI Airport New Delhi (Delhi High Court)

The Delhi High Court dismissed an application for regular bail filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, by a Ugandan national accused in a case registered at Police Station IGI Airport, New Delhi, under Sections 21 and 23 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act).

According to the prosecution, the applicant was intercepted at IGI Airport on 04.02.2022 while attempting to exit through the Green Channel. Although he initially denied carrying any contraband, his conduct appeared suspicious, leading authorities to take him to the Customs Preventive Room. Notices under Section 102 of the Customs Act, 1962 and Section 50 of the NDPS Act were served in the presence of independent witnesses. During further inquiry, the applicant voluntarily disclosed that he had ingested capsules containing narcotic substances. He first expelled 18 capsules at the airport and was subsequently taken to Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, where he ejected 12 more capsules under medical supervision. A total of 30 capsules containing a white powdery substance were recovered. The substance was later found to be heroin. The contraband and related materials were seized under the NDPS Act, and the applicant was arrested on 14.02.2022.