# Mumbai court grants interim bail to woman in NDPS case after gender surgery complication 2026-08-09T20:54:29+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A special NDPS court in Mumbai granted one-month interim bail to a 24-year-old woman arrested at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport with 3.46 kg of alleged ganja. The court, presided by Special Judge Arvind M Bhandarwar, considered her medical emergency: profuse bleeding after gender-reassignment surgery, despite treatment at JJ and KEM hospitals. The accused sought temporary relief through video conferencing, while the prosecution had not filed a reply to her application. The judge noted the contraband falls under intermediate quantity under the NDPS Act and that her main bail plea is still pending. The court directed her release on a personal bond of ₹50,000 with one or two solvent sureties. As a condition, she must surrender her passport and appear before the court when the interim period ends. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: gender-reassignment surgery, interim bail, Mumbai airport, NDPS Act, personal bond, Special Judge Arvind M Bhandarwar Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mumbai-court-grants-interim-bail-to-woman-in-ndps-case-after-gender-surgery-complication/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mumbai-court-grants-interim-bail-to-woman-in-ndps-case-after-gender-surgery-complication/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.