ITEM NO.34 COURT NO.12 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. 8311/2022
(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 25-05-2022 in BA(IA) No. 1/2022 in Crl. A.No.98 of 2022 passed by the High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital)
NISHANT KUMAR SHARMA Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Respondent(s)
(IA No. 114282/2022 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)
WITH
SLP(Crl) No. 10641/2022 (II-B)
(IA No. 142786/2022 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)
Date : 17-01-2023 These matters were called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A.S. BOPANNA
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHANSHU DHULIA
For Petitioner(s) Mr. Sudhir Naagar, AOR
Mr. Manu Padalia, Adv.
Mr. Mohit Singh, Adv.
For Respondent(s) Mr. Jayant K Sud, A.S.G.
Mr. Praneet Pranav, Adv.
Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Adv.
Mr. Anmol Chandan, Adv.
Mr. A K Kaul, Adv.
Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
Heard learned counsel for the parties.
Though learned counsel for the respondent points out that the the petitioner has hardly undergone one month of sentence after he has been convicted, keeping in view the facts and circumstances
1 SLP (Crl.)No. 8311/2022 & connected matter of the case and also taking note that the appeal pending before the High Court would not be considered in the near future, we deem it appropriate to suspend the sentence imposed on the petitioner till the disposal of the appeal and direct release of the petitioner on bail subject to the conditions to be imposed by the trial court before which he shall be produced forthwith.
The special leave petitions are disposed of.
Pending application(s) shall also stand disposed of.
(RAJNI MUKHI) (DIPTI KHURANA)
COURT MASTER (SH) ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
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