Jaivardhan Dhawan vs Narcotics Control Bureau

ik-165054456 Delhi High Court 11 December 2025 • 20 min read

Judges (1)

Counsel (9)

Abhaid Parikh Counsel Petitioner Arun Khatri Counsel Respondent Kartik Rathi Counsel Petitioner Kashish Jain Counsel Petitioner Puneet Mittal Counsel Petitioner Sakshi Mendiratta Counsel Petitioner Shelly Dixit Counsel Respondent Tracy Sebastian Counsel Respondent Vipul Agrawal Counsel Petitioner

Parties (2)

Narcotics Control Bureau Respondent Jaivardhan Dhawan Petitioner

Case Significance

Jaivardhan Dhawan vs Narcotics Control Bureau is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 11, 2025 (citation: ik-165054456). Jaivardhan Dhawan challenged the Special Court's orders granting NCB a 120-day extension to complete investigation under Section 36A(4) of the NDPS Act and denying his default bail application. The court held that the extension order was passed without the mandatory notice to the accused as required by the proviso to Section 36A(4) and without recording prima facie satisfaction of the three mandatory conditions. The extension order was set aside and the petitioner was granted default/statutor The case was heard by Justice Neena Bansal Krishna.

Summary

Jaivardhan Dhawan challenged the Special Court's orders granting NCB a 120-day extension to complete investigation under Section 36A(4) of the NDPS Act and denying his default bail application. The court held that the extension order was passed without the mandatory notice to the accused as required by the proviso to Section 36A(4) and without recording prima facie satisfaction of the three mandatory conditions. The extension order was set aside and the petitioner was granted default/statutory bail on a personal bond of Rs 35,000 with conditions.

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