Supreme Court – Daily Orders
Sanjeev Kumar Chhikara vs State Of Punjab on 29 July, 2025
Bench: Sudhanshu Dhulia, Aravind Kumar
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ITEM NO.60 COURT NO.8 SECTION II-B
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(s). 9461/2025
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 29-05-2025
in CRM-M No. 56858/2024 passed by the High Court of Punjab &
Haryana at Chandigarh]
SANJEEV KUMAR CHHIKARA Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
STATE OF PUNJAB Respondent(s)
(IA No. 150419/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDL.DOCS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)
Date : 29-07-2025 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHANSHU DHULIA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR
For Petitioner(s) Mr. Narender Hooda, Sr.Adv.
Ms. Pallvi Hooda, Adv.
Mr. Shiv Bhatnagar, Adv.
Mr. Yuvraj N., Adv.
Ms. Kavya Manuja, Adv.
Ms. Tannu, Adv.
Mr. R. C. Kaushik, AOR
For Respondent(s) Mr. Shadan Farasat, Aag, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Karan Sharma, AOR
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
The petitioner shall implead the complainant as a
respondent in this matter and mask the name of the
complainant. Cause title be amended accordingly.
Signature Not Verified
Digitally signed by
Nirmala Negi
Date: 2025.07.29
Let notice be issued to the complainant.
19:12:07 IST
Reason:
Apart from the normal mode, the petitioner shall serve
the complainant by dasti as well.
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Heard learned senior counsel for the petitioner and the
respondent-State.
The allegation is that petitioner committed an act of
sodomy on the complainant for which he is accused in case
bearing FIR No.98/2024 registered at Police Station Kiratpur
Sahib, Rupnagar, Punjab, for the offences punishable under
Sections 66-E and 67 of Information Technology (Amendment)Act,
2008; under Sections 25 & 27 of Arms Act, 1959 and under
Sections 377, 384, 386, 389, 420 and 120-B of the Indian Penal
Code.
However, the petitioner is of 60 years of age and we have
been informed, presently, that he is in jail for the last 9
months. Under these circumstances, we are of the considered
view that presently an interim bail can be given to the
petitioner under the facts of the case.
Let the petitioner be released on an interim bail
forthwith to the satisfaction of the Court concerned. Since
we have issued notice to the complainant, the complainant
shall also be heard in this case.
The petitioner shall be present on the next date of
hearing. He should have impleaded the complainant. Let the
petitioner serve a copy on the complainant so that he may
represent his case before this Court.
List on 26.08.2025.
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