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ITEM NO.47 COURT NO.3 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). 7339/2023
(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 22-12 -2022 in CRM No. 15677/2018 passed by the High Court Of Punjab & Haryana At Chandigarh)
ANIL KUMAR Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF PUNJAB Respondent(s)
(IA No.100407/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.100399/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.100405/2023-EXEMPTION FROM SURRENDERING WITHIN TIME IA No. 100399/2023 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

Date : 25-01-2024 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.R. GAVAI
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA
For Petitioner(s) Mr. Atul Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Abhimanyu Sharma, Adv.
Ms. Deepali, Adv.
Ms. Chander Kiran, Adv.
Mr. Pulak Bagchi, Adv.
Mr. Tarun Gupta, AOR

For Respondent(s) Ms. Nupur Kumar, AOR
Mr. Ambuj Tiwari, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
1. The petitioner has been incarcerated in custody in the present case for more than 5 years awaiting disposal of his appeal by the High Court.

2. Taking into consideration the fact that the co-accused, namely, Prithvi Singh and Pardipt, who were alleged to be having a factory from where a huge consignment of contraband drugs was recovered, have also been granted the benefit of bail, we are inclined to grant the bail to the petitioner. 3. The petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with F.I.R. No. 173 dated 18.09.2013 registered at P.S. Shambu, District Patiala (Punjab), on such terms and conditions as may be deemed fit by the Trial Court.

4. The Special Leave Petition is, accordingly, disposed of.

5. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand dispose of.
(POOJA SHARMA) (ANJU KAPOOR)
COURT MASTER (SH) COURT MASTER (NSH)