Abhishek @ Abhishek Dhiman vs State Of Nct Of Delhi

Court
Delhi High Court

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
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% Date of Decision: 30 October, 2026
# CNR No. DLHC010430792026
+ BAIL APPLN. 3801/2026 & CRL.M.A. 28199/2026, CRL.M.A.
28201/2026
ABHISHEK @ ABHISHEK DHIMAN .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Nishant Nain, Mr. Chanderjeet
Yadav, Ms. Charu Sharma and Mr.
Vashu Kumar, Advs.
M: 9818366274
Email:
[email protected]
& [email protected]

versus

STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent
Through: Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, APP for the
State
M: 9868632122
Insp. Gunjan Singh, ER-II Crime
Branch

CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA
MINI PUSHKARNA, J. (Oral):
1. The present application has been filed under Section 482 of the
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (“BNSS”), seeking grant of
anticipatory bail to the petitioner, i.e., Sh. Abhishek Dhiman, S/o Sh. Radhey
Shyam, in connection with the First Information Report (“FIR”) being FIR
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No. 19/2026 dated 29 January, 2026, registered at Police Station (“PS”)
Crime Branch, New Delhi, under Sections 22/25/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (“NDPS Act”).
2. The facts pertinent for the adjudication of the present application, as
culled out from the record, are as follows:
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2.1. That on 28 January, 2026, at around 11:50 PM, a secret informer had
given information that one Sh. Rajeev Sharma, who supplies illegal medicines
like Alprazolam, Tramadol, in Delhi, will be coming to the Wazirabad road,
Bhopura, Nand Nagri, Delhi, to supply illegal medicine.
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2.2. On 29 January, 2026, at around 04:40 AM, a raiding team
apprehended Sh. Rajeev Sharma and Sh. Shamim from the aforesaid location,
while they were travelling in a car belonging to one Sh. Mohit Gupta.
2.3. Upon search, approximately 32 kgs of Alprazolam tablets along with a
huge quantity of packing material, rubber stamps, and incriminating
documents were recovered. On account of such recovery, the present FIR
came to be registered.
2.4. During the course of investigation, pursuant to the statement of the
aforesaid accused persons, Sh. Salman Khan, Sh. Mohit Gupta, and Sh.
Randeep Singh were also apprehended. The said the accused persons
disclosed that they procured Alprazolam printed aluminium foil from the
petitioner.
2.5. The petitioner herein had earlier filed an anticipatory bail application,
being BAIL MATTER 548/2026, under Section 482 of the BNSS, however,
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the same was dismissed vide order dated 02 May, 2026, by the Special Judge
(NDPS Act), Shahdara, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi.
3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that one co-
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accused, i.e., Sh. Salman Khan, who was allegedly the supplier of the raw
material for the purposes of manufacturing of the contraband recovered in the
present case, has already been granted anticipatory bail by the Trial Court vide
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order dated 11 May, 2026, in BAIL APPLN. 1427/2026.
4. He submits that another co-accused, i.e., Sh. Randeep Singh, has been
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granted regular bail vide order dated 06 June, 2026, by the Trial Court, in
BAIL MATTER 770/2026, as no recovery was made from such co-accused.
Furthermore, the role of the said co-accused is more egregious than the
petitioner as he was running a factory, wherein the contraband was allegedly
manufactured.
5. He further submits that the petitioner is in the business of printing the
packaging material for pharmaceutical companies, and no recovery has been
made from the petitioner, Therefore, the petitioner is entitled to anticipatory
bail.
6. Per contra , learned Additional Public Prosecutor (“APP”) for the State
submits that the custodial interrogation of the petitioner would be needed in
order to unearth the various activities in which the petitioner has been
involved, including the supply of packaging material to various companies.
7. Having heard learned counsels appearing for the parties, this Court, at
the outset, notes that no recovery of any contraband has been made from the
petitioner. The petitioner is in the business of packaging paper for the
medicines, and the petitioner has only been arrayed upon the disclosure made
by the co-accused, from whose possession, the contraband has been
recovered.
8. The fact that no contraband has been recovered from the petitioner or
at his instance or at his premises is a material fact. Though the name of the
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petitioner has been given in the disclosure statement of the co-accused
persons, it is a given fact that no recovery as such has been made from the
petitioner.
9. The learned APP for the State submits that as per the Call Detail
Records (“CDR”), the petitioner has been in telephonic contact with the co-
accused persons. However, the same as such cannot be a ground for
incriminating the petitioner in any manner whatsoever.
10. This Court also takes note of the fact that a co-accused has been granted
anticipatory bail by this Court, since no recovery was made from the said co-
accused.
11. Thus, it is clear that there is no material as such on record to implicate
the petitioner herein.
12. As far as the investigation is concerned, the same may continue.
However, it is difficult for this Court to conclude that the petitioner is directly
involved with the total quantity of contraband seized. Therefore, the petitioner
cannot be put to the rigours/bar as contemplated under Section 37 of the
NDPS Act.
13. This Court also notes that the petitioner has clean antecedents and is
not involved in any other offence.
14. Further, this Court notes that the petitioner has already joined and
participated in the investigation.
15. In the light of the aforesaid, the petitioner herein, i.e., Sh. Abhishek
Dhiman, S/o Sh. Radhey Shyam, is granted anticipatory bail in connection
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with the FIR No. 19/2026 dated 29 January, 2026, registered at PS Crime
Branch, New Delhi, under Sections 22/25/29 of the NDPS Act.
16. As such, in case of arrest of the petitioner, he shall be released subject
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to him furnishing a bond in a sum of Rs. 50,000/- along with one surety of the
like amount, subject to the satisfaction of the Trial Court and further subject
to the following conditions:
A. The petitioner shall ordinarily reside at the address as mentioned in the
Memo of Parties of the present application and shall not leave the same
without prior permission of the concerned Court.
B. The petitioner shall surrender his Passport, if any, to the Investigating
Officer (“IO”).
C. The petitioner shall join and participate in the investigation as and when
called by the IO.
D. The petitioner shall provide to the concerned IO all his mobile numbers,
which shall be kept in working condition at all times.
E. The petitioner shall not indulge in any criminal activity and shall not
contact any of the prosecution witnesses, or tamper with the evidence
of the case.
17. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed in the aforesaid terms.
18. The pending applications also stand disposed of.
19. Needless to state, the observations made hereinabove are only tentative
in nature and will not come in the way of any subsequent proceedings, which
shall be dealt on their own merits.

MINI PUSHKARNA, J
OCTOBER 30, 2026/ KR




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