Baljinder Singh v. State (Govt. NCT Of Delhi)
$~71 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 3548/2025 BALJINDER SINGH .....Petitioner Through:
Mr. Syed Bashar Afzal, Mr. Nirnay Pratap Singh, Mr. Sazid S. R. Shah, Mr. Qadir Javed, Ms. Sana Noor, Ms.
Rifat Ansari, Ms. Garima Sharma and Mr. Adil Naushad, Advocates versus STATE (GOVT. NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through:
Mr. Anand V. Khatri, ASC for the State with SI Sahil Gahlawat P.S.
special cell
CORAM:
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA
O R D E R
% 17.09.2025 CRL.M.A. 27856/2025 (exemption) 1.
Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
2.
Application stands disposed of.
BAIL APPLN. 3548/2025 3.
By way of the instant application, the applicant seeks grant of interim bail for a period of three weeks, in case arising out of FIR bearing No. 100/2025 dated 27.03.2025, registered at Police Station Special Cell, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Section 21/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereafter 'NDPS Act') on the ground that his wife needs to be looked after, since she is The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
suffering from liver-related ailments.
4.
Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 5.
It is stated that the applicant's wife was admitted in a Hospital in Udham Singh Nagar (Uttarakhand) on 19.07.2025 and was diagnosed with severe jaundice accompanied by fever, acute viral hepatitis and generalised weakness. Thereafter, the applicant had moved an interim bail application before the learned Trial Court, but the same was dismissed on the grounds that the applicant had other family members who could care for his wife and no emergent surgery or other procedure which needed to be conducted. Eventually, the applicant's wife was discharged from the Hospital on 03.08.2025 after her condition had been stabilised. 6.
The learned counsel for the applicant has placed on record certain documents and has contended that the medical condition of applicant's wife is again deteriorating and that the applicant herein wants to make financial arrangement for his wife, etc.
7.
This Court, however, notes that the status report filed before the Trial Court reveals that the applicant's family members i.e. two brothers - Dharmender Singh and Kuldeep Singh, two sisters-in-law - Raj Kaur and Jasbir Kaur, two sisters - Harbans Kaur and Binder Kaur and brother-in-law - Tara Singh, who are also residing in the same village, are assisting his wife. As of now, the applicant has not placed on record any medical document or opinion which would point out that the applicant's wife has to undergo any serious medical procedure or surgery as part of her medical treatment.
8.
The learned APP for the State has also informed that the present case is the third criminal case against the applicant herein, and second case under The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
NDPS Act pertaining to commercial quantity of narcotic substance. Considering the overall facts and circumstances of the case and the medical status report in relation to the applicant's wife, this Court is not inclined to grant interim bail to the present applicant/accused at this stage. 9.
Accordingly, the present application stands dismissed. 10.
It is, however, clarified that nothing expressed hereinabove shall tantamount to an expression of opinion on merits of the case. 11.
The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J SEPTEMBER 17, 2025/ns The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.