State vs Akash

ik-168447433 Delhi High Court 1 December 2025 • 14 min read

Judges (1)

Counsel (8)

Aditya Kumar Counsel Respondent Aman Usman Counsel Petitioner Anubhav Rathi Counsel Respondent Arunima Singh Counsel Respondent Gaurav Chaudhary Counsel Respondent Pradeep Kumar Arya Counsel Respondent Vaibhav Chaudhary Counsel Respondent Vishal Sheoran Counsel Respondent

Parties (3)

State Petitioner Akash Respondent Shilpa Respondent

Case Significance

State vs Akash is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 1, 2025 (citation: ik-168447433). The State filed connected petitions seeking cancellation of bail granted to multiple accused persons in an NDPS case. The trial courts had granted bail without applying the mandatory twin conditions under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, mischaracterised recoveries that were part of a single commercial-quantity transaction, and ignored relevant material including the accused's criminal antecedents. The High Court set aside the bail orders as manifestly illegal, perverse, and contrary to binding pr The case was heard by Justice Ravinder Dudeja.

Summary

The State filed connected petitions seeking cancellation of bail granted to multiple accused persons in an NDPS case. The trial courts had granted bail without applying the mandatory twin conditions under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, mischaracterised recoveries that were part of a single commercial-quantity transaction, and ignored relevant material including the accused's criminal antecedents. The High Court set aside the bail orders as manifestly illegal, perverse, and contrary to binding precedent, directing the respondents to surrender within three days.

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