Judgment Intelligence
Bail Granted- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Date of Decision
- 26 October 2026
- Bench
- Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar
- Relevant Acts & Sections
- Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8(c), 22(c) and 29
Bail granted on terms fixed by the trial court, with reporting at the police station on the first Monday of every month, 11 AM to 1 PM; the special leave petition is disposed of (paras 3-6).
Source Supreme Court of India, www.sci.gov.in — order dated 26.10.2026
Key holdings
- The Court entertained a fresh special leave petition, though the petitioner's earlier one was dismissed, after the hotel's manager was granted bail (para 1).
- The petitioner owned the hotel where the main accused was found with a commercial quantity, but nothing was recovered from his possession (para 1).
- Custody since 21.12.2023 and no criminal antecedents weighed with the Court (para 2).
- Bail terms are left to the trial court, with monthly reporting at the police station (paras 3-4).
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Brief Facts
Court's Findings
Legal Principle
NyayVidhan's view · Practice note
Why It Matters
The dismissal of an earlier special leave petition did not end this accused's bail effort in the Supreme Court: the hotel manager's later release on bail, with nothing recovered from the owner, led the Court to entertain a fresh petition (para 1). For the owner of premises where a commercial quantity was found, custody since December 2023 and no criminal antecedents completed the broad features on which bail was granted (paras 2-3). The order is brief, does not address Section 37 of the NDPS Act and states no general rule. Compare Anil Kumar Meena, another Supreme Court bail order on parity and antecedents, and State of Kerala v. Rajesh on the NDPS twin conditions for bail.
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Precedents Relied Upon
- Shaileshbhai Bhagvanbhai Mangukiya Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No.7855 of 2026
Order dated 17.07.2026 enlarging the co-accused hotel manager on bail; his release, with nothing recovered from the petitioner, was why the Court entertained this fresh petition despite the dismissal of his earlier SLP, and one of the broad features on which it granted bail.
