Nine NDPS FIRs, One Order: Rajasthan High Court Grants 20-Day Interim Bail on Medical Grounds Under Article 226

Published: 3 November 2026 · NyayVidhan

The Rajasthan High Court granted an under-trial prisoner 20 days' interim bail on medical grounds by one consolidated order under Article 226, covering nine pending NDPS Act FIRs registered in Chittorgarh, Barmer, Rohtak and Sirsa districts (paras 2, 7-10). A government Medical Board had reported that metallic implants in his legs were causing pain and could be removed at the Government Medical College (para 4). The Court called the relief limited and time-bound, granted in peculiar circumstances (paras 6-8).

Nine NDPS FIRs, One Order: Rajasthan High Court Grants 20-Day Interim Bail on Medical Grounds Under Article 226

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Petition Allowed

Shri Ram v. State of Rajasthan & Ors.

2026:RJ-JD:53850

S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 22850/2026

Court: Rajasthan High Court
Date of Decision: 2 November 2026
Bench: Dr. Justice Nupur Bhati
Relevant Acts & Sections: Constitution of India — Article 226; Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (FIRs under the Act; no section named in the order)

Final Outcome

The writ petition for interim bail was allowed: 20 days from actual release, on a Rs 1,00,000 personal bond and two Rs 50,000 sureties, one from a close family member; the jail authority gives the surrender date. The order covers every FIR listed in para 2 (paras 9-10).

Source Rajasthan High Court, hcraj.nic.in — order dated 2 November 2026

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Key holdings

The government Medical Board's report that the implants were causing pain supported the genuineness of the ailment (paras 4, 6).
Interim bail on medical grounds is a recognised basis for temporary release, especially where an independent medical opinion establishes the need (para 6).
With FIRs registered at different places, separate applications to different courts for identical interim relief were impracticable, so the Court passed one consolidated order under Article 226 (para 7).
The relief is limited and time-bound: 20 days from actual release, applicable to all nine FIRs listed in the order (paras 8-10).

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Brief Facts

The petitioner, an under-trial prisoner, is in judicial custody in multiple NDPS Act FIRs. His writ petition listed nine pending FIRs registered at police stations in Chittorgarh, Barmer, Rohtak and Sirsa districts (paras 1-2). His counsel said that after multiple fractures in both lower limbs he had undergone surgery, and the metallic implants inserted in his legs were causing severe and continuous pain, necessitating their removal (para 3). On the Court's earlier order, the Deputy Government Advocate produced a report dated 1 November 2026 of a government Medical Board of two orthopaedic surgeons. It opined that the implants were causing pain and that, with his consent, he could be admitted to the Government Medical College for their removal (paras 4-5).

Court's Findings

After hearing both sides and perusing the record, including the Medical Board report, the Court held that a case for 'limited interim bail on humanitarian and medical grounds' was made out (para 6). The petitioner needs specialised treatment to remove the implants, and the report supports the genuineness of his ailment. The Court described interim bail on medical grounds as a recognised basis for temporary release, particularly where an independent medical opinion establishes the need (para 6). It called the relief 'limited, specific and time-bound' (para 7). On the forum, the Court noted that the FIRs were registered at different places; that multiplicity, together with the urgent medical requirement, made it impracticable to require the petitioner to approach different courts for identical interim relief (para 7). 'In such peculiar circumstances', it exercised its extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 226 to pass one consolidated order applicable to all the listed FIRs (para 7). Taking a humanitarian view, it fixed the interim bail at 20 days from actual release, subject to conditions (para 8).

Legal Principle

Interim bail on medical grounds is a recognised basis for temporary release where an independent medical opinion establishes the need. Where an under-trial faces FIRs at different places and the medical need is urgent, the High Court may, in peculiar circumstances, grant one time-bound interim bail under Article 226 covering all of them (paras 6-7, 10).

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Why It Matters

This is a narrow, fact-bound order, not a general route to bail in NDPS cases. The Court rested it on 'peculiar circumstances': a government Medical Board report supporting the ailment, a 20-day limit, and FIRs at different places that would otherwise need identical applications before different courts (paras 4, 6-8). Lawyers seeking similar relief should expect independent verification of the medical need and should list every pending FIR (paras 2, 10). The order does not discuss the alleged quantities or Section 37 of the NDPS Act. Compare Yudhishter Singh Rajpurohit, where the High Court granted an undertrial short interim bail to attend his son's wedding as part of Article 21.

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