New Delhi, Sep 21 A Delhi court has granted bail to a pharmaceutical company executive arrested in a case involving the alleged recovery of 473 kg of psychotropic medicines from a pharma executive in Noida, saying there was no material showing his possession or control over the premises or direct involvement in procurement of the contraband.
Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai was hearing a bail plea filed by Aman Sharma, who was accused in connection with the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) case registered at Jyoti Nagar police station pertaining to the recovery of the drugs from a godown in Noida.
In an order dated September 19, the court said, “Court is of the view that in the case of the applicant the bar under Section 37 NDPS Act will not apply. As far as the second condition regarding the future involvement of the applicant is concerned, as the applicant has no previous involvement, the court can presume that in future, he will not involve himself in similar kind of offence.”
The court noted that the investigating agency's case against Sharma began only on July 23, 2026, when he was allegedly found with co-accused Shiv Narayan Jha in Noida. The two were subsequently taken to a godown, from where the medicines were recovered.
The prosecution claimed that the search resulted in the recovery of 46.77 kg of Proxiohm-Spas Capsules containing Tramadol, 151.6 kg of Alpha-0.25 tablets containing Alprazolam, 2.04 kg of Alpha-0.50 tablets, 55.18 kg of Traohmacet tablets containing Tramadol and 217.74 kg of Trohma-50 capsules containing Tramadol.
Opposing the bail plea, the prosecution submitted that the recovered quantity was commercial and the bar under Section 37 of the NDPS Act applied.
The court, however, noted that only the disclosure statement of co-accused Jha and the statement of the godown owner implicated Sharma. The owner said that Sharma and Jha had visited the premises two-three times.
The court further noted that the keys to the premises were with Jha, and there was no rent agreement or other record showing Sharma's possession of the godown. It also found no incriminating chats, electronic communications or calls linking him to the other accused.
“There is no business record in the name of the applicant, like invoices, receipts, payments etc. in the name of the applicant showing that the applicant had purchased or procured the recovered contraband from any other person or the source,” the court said.
Sharma, a regional manager with a pharmaceutical company, had denied any role in the alleged offence and claimed he had accompanied Jha without knowing about the contraband.
The court held that the bar under Section 37 of the NDPS Act would not apply in this case and also took note of his lack of previous involvement in any offence. It granted him bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs 20,000 with one surety of the like amount.
