Bipul Chaki vs The Union Of India on 4 July, 2025

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Bipul Chaki vs The Union Of India on 4 July, 2025

                                      IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
                                     CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                    CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.      OF 2025
                                                   in
                           SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO. 2595 OF 2025

     BIPUL CHAKI & ANR.                                    .....            APPELLANT(S)

                                             VERSUS

     UNION OF INDIA                                        .....           RESPONDENT(S)

                                                O R D E R

1. Leave granted.

2. Admittedly, the appellants have been incarcerated for more

than five years, and the appeal is not likely to be taken up by the

High Court in the near future.

3. Accordingly, we set aside the impugned order passed by the

High Court and allow the present appeal. The sentence of the

appellants shall be suspended and they shall be released on bail in

connection with their conviction for the offence(s) punishable

under Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(C), 28 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs

and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, subject to the terms and

conditions that may be imposed by the Trial Court.

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

………………J.
(M.M. SUNDRESH)

………………J.
Signature Not Verified

Digitally signed by
Deepak Guglani
Date: 2025.07.07 (K. VINOD CHANDRAN)
13:48:54 IST
NEW DELHI;

Reason:

JULY 04, 2025.

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ITEM NO.1                                COURT NO.11                     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 for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No. 2595/2025

[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 03-01-2025
in CRA(DB) No. 127/2024 (CRAN 2 of 2024) passed by the High Court
at Calcutta]

BIPUL CHAKI & ANR. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA Respondent(s)

(IA No. 44050/2025 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED
JUDGMENT)

Date : 04-07-2025 This matter was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. SUNDRESH
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN
(PARTIAL COURT WORKING DAYS BENCH)

For Petitioner(s) :

Mr. Sunando Raha, Adv.

Mr. Joy Chakraborty, Adv.

Mr. Sk Sayan Uddin, Adv.

Mr. Kunal Malik, AOR
Mr. Akash Singh Rana, Adv.

For Respondent(s) :

Mr. Tushar Mehta, S.G. (N/P)
Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, A.S.G.
Ms. Mili Joy Baxi, Adv.

Ms. Astha Singh, Adv.

Mr. Rohit Khare, Adv.

Mr. Rajat Nair, Adv.

Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR

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

Leave granted.

The appeal is allowed in terms of the signed order.

The sentence of the appellants shall be suspended and they

shall be released on bail in connection with their conviction for

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the offence(s) punishable under Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(C), 28 and

29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985,

subject to the terms and conditions that may be imposed by the

Trial Court.

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

(DEEPAK GUGLANI) (POONAM VAID)
AR-cum-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
(signed order is placed on the file)

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