Jatinder Singh Gill@Jassi Vs State of NCT of Delhi — Narcotics (NDPS) | Delhi HC (2026)

Jatinder Singh Gill@Jassi Vs State of NCT of Delhi — Narcotics (NDPS) | Delhi HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Interim bail (granted by Sessions Court order dated 21.01.2026) extended until 31.03.2026 on the same terms and conditions, subject to surrender on 12.03.2026 if surgery is not performed by 11.03.2026; petitioner's wife (his parokar) directed to communicate the medical record regarding the status of the surgery to the Investigating Officer by 11.03.2026; exemption applications CRL.M.A. 6451-6453/2026 allowed subject to all just exceptions; all pending applications disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the interim bail granted to the petitioner on medical grounds (impending coronary artery bypass graft surgery) in FIR No. 455/2024, P.S. Special Cell, should be extended notwithstanding the Sessions Court's rejection of his extension application.

Ratio / Principle

In view of the petitioner's impending surgery, based upon verified medical documents, the interim bail granted by the Sessions Court by order dated 21.01.2026 is extended until 31.03.2026, on the same terms and conditions.

Key takeaways

The extension is subject to the condition that if the petitioner's surgery is not performed by 11.03.2026, he will surrender on 12.03.2026 (adopting counsel's suggestion, which the Court found reasonable).ratio¶28
The circumstance relied on by the Sessions Court in rejecting extension — that the date of surgery was fixed at a relevantly distant date — is explained by the need to bring the petitioner's parameters, including blood sugar, within a range acceptable for surgery, and therefore does not justify refusal of extension.ratio¶27

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Prateek Jalan, J.), by order dated 26.02.2026 in Bail Appln. 849/2026, disposed of a petition seeking interim bail on medical grounds in FIR No. 455/2024, P.S. Special Cell (Sections 8(c)/21/22/29, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985). The petitioner, advised coronary artery bypass graft surgery, had been granted interim bail for four weeks by Sessions Court order dated 21.01.2026; his application for extension was rejected by Sessions Court order dated 24.02.2026 because the surgery date was fixed at a relevantly distant date. Holding that the distant date was explained by the need to bring the petitioner's parameters, including blood sugar, within a range acceptable for surgery, and noting that the medical documents stood verified before the Sessions Court, the Court extended the interim bail until 31.03.2026 on the same terms and conditions, subject to surrender on 12.03.2026 if the surgery is not performed by 11.03.2026, and directed the petitioner's wife (parokar) to communicate the medical record as to the surgery status to the Investigating Officer by 11.03.2026.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- BAIL APPLN. 849/2026 & CRL.M.(BAIL). 446/2026

JATINDER SINGH GILL@JASSI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Varun Deswal, Mr. Siddharth Yadav, Mr. Rahul S., Mr. Ayush Kr. Singh & Ms. Kashish Ahuja, Advocates.

versus

STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Akhand Pratap Singh, SPP for State with Ms. Samridhi Dhobal, Mr. Krishna Mohan Chandel, Mr. Hritwik Maurya & Ms. Lisa Pegwal, Advocates. SI Vipin Malik.

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN O R D E R

% 26.02.2026

CRL.M.A. 6451-6453/2026 ( for exemptions ) Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

The applications stand disposed of.

BAIL APPLN. 849/2026

The petitioner has sought interim bail for a period of four months in connection with FIR No. 455/2024 registered at Police Station Special Cell, under Sections 8(c)/21/22/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The application is predicated on medical ground as he has been advised coronary artery bypass graft-CBG surgery.

Issue notice. Mr. Akhand Pratap Singh, learned Special Public

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Prosecutor, accepts notice on behalf of the State.

The medical documents annexed with the status report show that the petitioner has been treated at Max Hospital, Saket. His prescription dated 13.02.2026 has been annexed, which records that he came to the hospital with complaint of consistent chest pain and shortness of breath. He requires admission for the aforesaid surgery, but has been advised to report to the hospital on 09.03.2026 after controlling his blood sugar, which was very high. It is also observed that his heart rate continues to be on high side.

The petitioner had earlier filed an application for interim bail, which was granted by the Sessions Court for a period of four weeks, by order dated 21.01.2026. However, his application for extension, on the grounds now urged, was rejected by order dated 24.02.2026.

Mr. Singh states that the medical documents were verified before the Sessions Court, as recorded in the prosecution’s reply filed before the Sessions Court [Annexure B to the bail application].

A perusal of the medical documents shows that the petitioner has been advised to report to the hospital on 09.03.2026, but it also indicates that the proposed surgery is contingent upon the petitioner’s progress in controlling his blood sugar and upon other parameters.

Mr. Varun Deswal, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the interim bail may be extended for the present with the caveat that, if the petitioner’s surgery does not take place on or about 09.03.2026, he will surrender forthwith. I am of the view that this suggestion is reasonable.

The only ground which appears to have weighed with the Sessions

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Court in rejecting the petitioner’s application for extension of interim bail is that the date of surgery is fixed at a relevantly distant date. However, in my view, that is explained by the need to bring the petitioner’s parameters, including the blood sugar, within a range acceptable for surgery.

In view of the petitioner’s impending surgery, based upon verified medical documents, the interim bail granted to him by order of the Sessions Court dated 21.01.2026, is extended until 31.03.2026, on the same terms and conditions. This will be subject also to the condition that, in the event, the petitioner’s surgery is not performed by 11.03.2026, he will surrender on 12.03.2026.

The petitioner’s wife, who is his parokar, is present in Court. She is directed to communicate the medical record to the Investigating Officer by 11.03.2026, with regard to the status of the petitioner’s surgery. 11. The application stands disposed of. All pending applications stand disposed of.

PRATEEK JALAN, J

FEBRUARY 26, 2026 ‘pv’/AD/

BAIL APPLN. 849/2026

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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 27/02/2026 at 12:11:19