Baki Billa Gazi @ Billu vs. The State Of West Bengal

ITEM NO.1

COURT NO.5

SUPREME COURT OF RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s).12200/2023

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 05-09-2023 in CRLREVP No.336/2023 passed by the High Court Of Delhi At New Delhi)

PANKAJ GUPTA

Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU

Respondent(s)

Date: 04-12-2023 This petition was called on for hearing today. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA For Petitioner(s) Mr. Vikram Hegde, AOR Mr. Chitwan Sharma, Adv. For Respondent(s) Mr. Vikramjeet Banerjee, A.S.G. Mr. Alabhya Dhamija, Adv. Mr. Prashant Rawat, Adv. Mr. Prasanjeet Mohapatra, Adv. Mr. Sarthak Karol, Adv. Dr. Reeta Vasishta, Adv.

Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

The question that arises for consideration in this case is 1. whether the petitioner has acquired the statutory right to seek default bail on the ground that an incomplete chargesheet was filed within the stipulated period, without the CRCL Report.

It is not in dispute that various cases including SLP(Crl.) 2. Nos.8164-8166/2021 involving same point are pending consideration atur<mark>e N</mark>ot Verif The petitioner is in custody for more than 2 years and 2 months.

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3. List this petition along with SLP(Crl.) Nos.8164-8166/2021.

4. Meanwhile, the petitioner is directed to be released on interim bail subject to his furnishing bail bonds to the satisfaction of the Trial Court. Having regard to the antecedents of the petitioner, the respondent shall be at liberty to seek cancellation of the interim bail in case the petitioner is found to have misused such concession.

(ARJUN BISHT) (PREETHI T.C.)

COURT MASTER (SH) COURT MASTER (NSH)