HC Drops Drug Charges Against Dalip Tahil's Son

In a significant relief for actor Dalip Tahil's son Dhruv Tahil, 34, the Bombay High Court on Monday quashed four serious charges under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act that had been filed against him by the Mumbai Police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC).

- HT Correspondent

MUMBAI:

Justice Milind Jadhav, presiding over a single-judge bench, held that the serious charges—relating to drug trafficking, conspiracy, and financing the illicit drug trade—were wrongly applied. The court noted that these charges stemmed from the ANC's decision to club together multiple alleged drug purchases made over 18 months, which was legally unsound.

The case dates back to May 2021, when the ANC's Bandra unit arrested a man named Muzammil Shaikh near HDIL Tower in Bandra East. Police allegedly recovered 35 grams of mephedrone (MD) from him. Examination of Shaikh's mobile phone reportedly revealed that he had supplied small quantities of the drug to various individuals, including Dhruv Tahil.