IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO(S).1488 OF 2024
(ARISING OUT OF S.L.P. (CRIMINAL) NO(S).1603/2024)
GOVIND SONI @ KALU APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH RESPONDENT(S)
O R D E R
Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties.
Leave granted.
The learned counsel appearing for the respondent-State pointed out that there are no antecedents of the appellant.
Considering the period of incarceration undergone by the appellant and the facts of the case, the appellant deserves to be enlarged on bail, pending the disposal of the trial.
For that purpose, we direct that the appellant shall be produced before the Trial Court within a period of one week from today. The Trial Court shall enlarge the appellant on bail on appropriate terms and conditions, till the disposal of the trial.
The Appeal is, accordingly, allowed.
……………………..J.
(ABHAY S.OKA)

……………………..J.
(UJJAL BHUYAN)
NEW DELHI;
MARCH 11, 2024.
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ITEM NO.4 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). 1603/2024
(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 13-09-2023
in MCRC No. 4398/2023 passed by the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur)
GOVIND SONI @ KALU Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Respondent(s)
(IA No. 40418/2024 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No. 22088/2024 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No. 40337/2024 – PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES AND IA No. 22087/2024 – PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Date : 11-03-2024 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ABHAY S. OKA
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN
For Petitioner(s) Mr. D.S. Parmar, Adv.
Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker, AOR
Mr. Saurabh Singh, Adv.
Mr. Divyansh Singh, Adv.
Mr. Ashish Rawat, Adv.

For Respondent(s) Mr. Ravi Kumar Sharma Dy Ag, Adv.
Mr. Prashant Singh, Adv.
Mrs. Prerna Dhall, Adv.
Mr. Piyush Yadav, Adv.
Mr. Prashant Singh, 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 operative portion of the order reads thus:
For that purpose, we direct that the appellant shall be produced before the Trial Court within a period of one week from today. The Trial Court shall enlarge the appellant on bail on appropriate terms and conditions, till the disposal of the trial.
The Appeal is, accordingly, allowed.
Pending applications stand disposed of accordingly.
(ASHISH KONDLE) (AVGV RAMU)
COURT MASTER (SH) COURT MASTER (NSH)
[THE SIGNED ORDER IS PLACED ON THE FILE]
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