Sewali Devi Sharma vs The State Of Assam on 6 March, 2025

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Sewali Devi Sharma vs The State Of Assam on 6 March, 2025

                                      IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
                                     CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION



                               CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.        OF 2025
                                   (@ SLP(CRL.) No.15008/2024)


                         SEWALI DEVI SHARMA                               APPELLANT(S)

                                                   VERSUS

                         THE STATE OF ASSAM                             RESPONDENT(S)


                                                    O R D E R

1. Leave granted.

2. The appellant has been chargesheeted for

the offences punishable under Sections

120B, 406, 409, 420, 201, 468 and 471 of

the Indian Penal Code, 1860 read with

Sections 7A, 12, 13(1)(a) and 13(2) of the

Prevention of Corruption Act, read with

Section 8 of the Assam Fiscal

Responsibility and Budget Management Act,

2005 and read with Section 41 of the Assam

Public Procurement Act, 2017.

3. We are inclined to interfere with the

Signature Not Verified
impugned order on two grounds, namely, the
Digitally signed by

appellant being a lady is suffering from
SWETA BALODI
Date: 2025.03.07
16:41:57 IST
Reason:

medical health issues, and the fact that

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she has been under incarceration for nearly

two years. We record the submission made by

the learned senior counsel appearing for

the respondent that further investigation

is still pending.

4. For the reasons aforestated, we are

inclined to set aside the impugned order

and grant bail to the appellant by making

it clear that the appellant shall continue

to cooperate with the pending investigation

till its conclusion.

5. 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.

6. The appeal is allowed.

7. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand

disposed of.

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

……………………………………………………J.
[K.V. VISWANATHAN]

NEW DELHI;

6th MARCH, 2025

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ITEM NO.3 COURT NO.8 SECTION II

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). 15008/2024

[Arising out of impugned final judgment and
order dated 27-09-2024 in BA No. 2561/2024
passed by the Gauhati High Court]

SEWALI DEVI SHARMA Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM Respondent(s)

Date : 06-03-2025 This petition was called on
for hearing today.

CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. SUNDRESH
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN

For Petitioner(s) Dr. Menaka Guruswamy, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi, AOR
Mr. Ibad Mushtaq, Adv.

Ms. Akanksha Rai, Adv.

Mr. Utkarsh Pratap, Adv.
Ms. Arunima Das, Adv.

Ms. Aditi Tripathi, Adv.
Ms. Gurneet Kaur, Adv.

Ms. Shaswati Parhi, Adv.

For Respondent(s) Mr. Chinmoy Pradip Sharma, Sr. A.A.G.
Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, AOR
Mr. Saurabh Tripathi, Adv.
Mr. Deepayan Dutta, Adv.
Mr. Krishnajyoti Deka, Adv.
Mr. Irfan Hasieb, Adv.

Mr. Vijay Deora, Adv.

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:-

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‘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.’

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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