Dip Singh Gurjar vs State of Chhattisgarh

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2025 Supreme(SC) 55

M. M. SUNDRESH, ARAVIND KUMAR
Dip Singh Gurjar – Appellant
Versus
State of Chhattisgarh – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Shivam Singh, Adv. Mr. Ravi Shanker Jha, Adv. Ms. Pooja, Adv. Mr. Manish Kumar, AOR
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Vinayak Sharma, Standing Counsel, Adv. Mr. Ravinder Kumar Yadav, AOR Ms. Kritika Yadav, Adv.

ORDER

1. Leave granted.

2. The appellant has been arraigned as an accused for the offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

3. The appellant has been under incarceration for more than 1½ years. Only five witnesses out of twelve have been examined of which two of them turned hostile. There are no prior antecedents in which the appellant is involved.

4. Considering the above, we are inclined to set aside the impugned order and grant bail to the appellant.

5. Accordingly, the impugned order stands set aside and the appellant is granted bail subject to the terms and conditions that may be imposed by the Trial Court.

6. The appeal is allowed accordingly.

7. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.

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