Supreme Court - Daily Orders
Narcotics Control Bureau vs Rajender Prasad Sharma on 5 February, 2026
Author: Rajesh Bindal
Bench: Rajesh Bindal
ITEM NO.6 COURT NO.15 SECTION II-D
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) Diary No(s). 116/2026
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 10-04-2024
in BA No. 2291/2023 passed by the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi]
NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
RAJENDER PRASAD SHARMA Respondent(s)
(IA No. 33286/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING AND IA No.
33285/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)
Date : 05-02-2026 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAY BISHNOI
For Petitioner(s) :
Mr. Davinder Pal Singh, A.S.G.
Mr. Rajan Chourasia, Adv.
Mr. Rajat Nair, Adv.
Ms. Astha Singh, Adv.
Mr. Anmol Chandan, Adv.
Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR
For Respondent(s) :
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
The present Special Leave Petition has been filed challenging the order dated 10.04.2024 passed by the High Court of Delhi granting a regular bail to the respondent in a case registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Signature Not Verified Substances Act, 1985. The alleged recovery in the present case Digitally signed by DEEPAK SINGH Date: 2026.02.10 19:38:55 IST Reason: is 50 Kg of heroine.
1 The present petition has been filed with a delay of 542 days for which there is hardly any explanation in the application for condonation of delay.
Considering the fact that in serious cases pertaining to drugs, the petitioner is expected to act promptly, in case it is aggrieved by an order granting bail, in our opinion, the present Special Leave Petition deserves to be dismissed on account of delay only.
Consequently, the Special Leave Petition is dismissed on account of delay with cost of ₹50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) for filing the present petition after such a huge delay. The amount of cost shall be deposited by the petitioner in the below mentioned bank account within four weeks from today:
Name of Fund Armed Forces Battle
Casualties Welfare Fund
Bank Name Canara Bank Branch South
Block, Defence Headquarters,
New Delhi – 110011
IFSC Code CNRB0019055
Account No. 90552010165915
The Registry is directed to forward a copy of this order on the following email id for information:
[email protected] Pending application shall also stand disposed of.2
(DEEPAK SINGH) (AKSHAY KUMAR BHORIA) ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS COURT MASTER (NSH) 3