Aman Gupta vs The State Of Chhattisgarh on 4 March, 2025

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Aman Gupta vs The State Of Chhattisgarh on 4 March, 2025

Author: Rajesh Bindal

Bench: Rajesh Bindal

                                       IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

                                       CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION


                                 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.        OF 2025
                                     (@ SLP(CRL.) No.16696/2024)


                         AMAN GUPTA                                      APPELLANT(S)

                                                       VERSUS


                         THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH                    RESPONDENT(S)


                                                    O R D E R

1. Leave granted.

2. The appellant has been arraigned as an

accused in Crime No. 641/2022 registered

at Police Station Sakri, District

Bilaspur and subsequently charge-sheeted

for the offences punishable under

Sections 302, 34, 120-B, 341, 201 of the

Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 25

and 27 of the Arms Act, 1959.

3. Taking into consideration the period of

incarceration which is more than 2 years

Signature Not Verified
and the fact that there are no prior
Digitally signed by

criminal antecedents in which the
SWETA BALODI
Date: 2025.03.05
17:16:42 IST
Reason:

appellant is involved, we are inclined to

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set aside the impugned order and grant

bail to the appellant.

4. Accordingly, the impugned order stands

set aside and the appellant is granted

bail, subject to the terms and conditions

that may be imposed by the Trial Court.

5. The appeal is allowed accordingly.

6. Pending application(s), if any, shall

stand disposed of.

……………………………………………………J.
[M.M. SUNDRESH]

……………………………………………………J.
[RAJESH BINDAL]

NEW DELHI;

4th MARCH, 2025

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ITEM NO.1 COURT NO.8 SECTION II-C

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). 16696/2024

[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order
dated 08-05-2024 in MCRC No. 2257/2024 passed by
the High Court of Chhatisgarh at Bilaspur]

AMAN GUPTA Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Respondent(s)

Date : 04-03-2025 This petition was called on for
hearing today.

CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. SUNDRESH
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL

For Petitioner(s) Mr. Ameet Kr Deshpande, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Akshat Shrivastava, AOR
Mrs. Pooja Shrivastava, Adv.
Mr. Satvic Mathur, Adv.

Mr. Palash Pareek, Adv.

For Respondent(s) Mr. Praneet Pranav, D.A.G.
Mr. Vinayak Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Ravinder Kumar Yadav, AOR

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

Leave granted.

The relevant portion of the order reads
as under:-

‘Accordingly, the impugned
order stands set aside and
the appellant is granted
bail, subject to the terms

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and conditions that may be
imposed by the Trial Court.

The appeal is allowed
accordingly.’

The appeal is allowed in terms of the

signed order.

Pending application(s), if any, shall

stand disposed of.

(SWETA BALODI) (POONAM VAID)
ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
(Signed order is placed on the file)

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