Asif Parchhavni @ Asif Afsarali Shaikh vs State Of Gujarat on 14 July, 2025

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Asif Parchhavni @ Asif Afsarali Shaikh vs State Of Gujarat on 14 July, 2025

Author: Sanjay Kumar

Bench: Sanjay Kumar

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                                       IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

                                      CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION


                                    CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.        OF 2025
                                 (arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 9193/2025)



                         ASIF PARCHHAVNI @ ASIF AFSARALI                    ....   APPELLANT(S)
                         SHAIKH                                                .

                                                          VERSUS

                         STATE OF GUJARAT                                   ....   RESPONDENT(S)
                                                                               .



                                                 O R D E R

Leave granted.

Considering the length of incarceration suffered by the

appellant, Asif Parchhavni @ Asif Afsarali Shaikh, who was

arrested as long back as in December, 2020, and given the fact

that all the other co-accused have been granted bail, we accept

the present appeal and direct that the appellant, Asif

Parchhavni @ Asif Afsarali Shaikh, shall be released on bail in

connection with the trial in the chargesheet arising out of

Crime/First Information Report1 No. 11210046201139/2020 dated

Signature Not Verified05.09.2020 registered with Police Station – Puna, District –
Digitally signed by
babita pandey
Date: 2025.07.14
18:06:30 IST
Reason:
Surat City, Gujarat, for offence(s) punishable under Sections

8(c), 22(c) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic

1 For short, “FIR”.

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Substances Act, 1985, on appropriate terms and conditions to be

fixed by the trial court.

The impugned judgment/order is set aside and the appeal

is allowed in the aforesaid terms.

We clarify that we have not made any

observations/comments on the merits of the case.

Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.

………………….J.
(SANJAY KUMAR)

………………….J.
(SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA)
NEW DELHI;

JULY 14, 2025.

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ITEM NO.15                    COURT NO.14                     SECTION II-E

                  S U P R E M E C O U R T O F           I N D I A
                          RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

  Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.)              No.   9193/2025

[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 11-04-2025
in CRMA No. 3135/2025 passed by the High Court of Gujarat at
Ahmedabad]

ASIF PARCHHAVNI @ ASIF AFSARALI SHAIKH Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

STATE OF GUJARAT Respondent(s)

IA No. 147217/2025 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED
JUDGMENT AND IA No. 147218/2025 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.

Date : 14-07-2025 This matter was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA

For Petitioner(s) Mr. I H. Syed, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Lokesh Kumar Choudhary, AOR
Mr. Ajay Kumar Rai, Adv.

Mr. Amit Yadav, Adv.

For Respondent(s) Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, AOR
Ms. Abhipsa Mohanty, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel, the Court made the following
O R D E R

Leave granted.

In terms of the signed order, it is directed that the

appellant, Asif Parchhavni @ Asif Afsarali Shaikh, shall be
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released on bail in connection with the trial in the chargesheet

arising out of Crime/First Information Report2 No.

11210046201139/2020 dated 05.09.2020 registered with Police Station

– Puna, District – Surat City, Gujarat, for offence(s) punishable

under Sections 8(c), 22(c) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and

Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, on appropriate terms and

conditions to be fixed by the trial court.

The appeal is allowed in terms of the signed order.

Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.

     (BABITA PANDEY)                             (PREETI SAXENA)
 ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS                        COURT MASTER (NSH)

(Signed order is placed on the file)

2 For short, “FIR”.