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ITEM NO.7 COURT NO.4 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. 8992/2023
(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 21-04-2023 in R/CRLMA No. 18184/2022 passed by the High Court Of Gujarat At Ahmedabad)
ANAND @ JAGANNATH SANYASI MAZI Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF GUJARAT Respondent(s)
(IA No. 142988/2023 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT; IA No. 142995/2023 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No. 147535/2023 – PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Date : 17-01-2024 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIRUDDHA BOSE
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR
For Petitioner(s) M/S. Mukesh Kumar Singh And Co., AOR
Mr. Narendra Kumar Goyal, Adv.
Mr. Kishan H Daiya, Adv.
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, Adv.
Mr. Ikshit Singhal, Adv.
Ms. Komal Singh, Adv.
Mr. Yatish Yadav, Adv.
Mr. Vipin Sandu, Adv.

For Respondent(s) Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, AOR
Ms. Devyani Bhatt, Adv.
Mr. Srikant Swaroop, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent.
The allegation against the petitioner is of commission of offences under Sections 8(C), 20(B) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985( the said Act) . The alleged recovery is beyond the commercial quantity.
We are apprised by the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State of Gujarat that the prosecution would actually examine seven witnesses out of which one has already been examined. As the trial has reached at an advanced stage and Section 37 of the said Act operates in this matter, we decline to entertain the prayer of the petitioner for bail.
The present petition is, accordingly, dismissed.
Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.
(SNEHA DAS) (VIDYA NEGI)
SENIOR PERSONAL ASSISTANT ASSISTANT REGISTRAR