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2026 Supreme(Online)(Chh) 23359
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Joymalya Bagchi, V. Mohana, JJ
ANWAR DHEBAR – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF CHHATTISGARH – Respondent
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s).9438/2026
Important Points
Subject
Criminal Law - Bail
Headnote
Issues: Whether the petitioner is entitled to interim bail while the respondent-State is given an opportunity to rely on confidential information.
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mukul Rohatgi, Siddhartha Dave, Shoeb Alam, Mayank Jain, Harshwardhan Parganiha, Madhur Jain, Arpit Goel, Anshul Rai, Aakriti Dhawan, Deepak Jain, Harshit Sharma, Kartik Yadav, Sahil Sharma
For the Respondents: Mahesh Jethmalani, Vivek Sharma, Ravi Sharma, Apoorv Shukla, Prabhleen A. Shukla, Ilashri Gaur, Praphull Kumar
| Table of Content |
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| 1. balancing the right to liberty with the state's requirement to present confidential evidence. (Para 1) |
| 2. imposition of restrictive conditions on interim bail to ensure trial integrity. (Para 3) |
| 3. procedural scheduling of the matter. (Para 4) |
ITEM NO.23 COURT NO.1 SECTION II-C
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 13-05-2026 in MCRC No.2321/2026 passed by the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur]
IA No. 155282/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT
IA No. 155283/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.
IA No. 173799/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.
IA No. 163916/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.
IA No. 156962/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.
IA No. 163915/2026 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES
IA No. 156961/2026 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES
Date : 05-08-2026 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JOYMALYA BAGCHI
HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE V. MOHANA
Signa ture No t Ve rifi ed
D SA ig T it I a S l H y s K ig U n M e A d R b y YA DA V
Date: 2026.08.05 15:42:14 IST Reason:
For Petitioner(s) Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Siddhartha Dave, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Shoeb Alam, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Mayank Jain, Adv.
Mr. Harshwardhan Parganiha, Adv.
Mr. Madhur Jain, Adv.
Mr. Arpit Goel, Adv.
Mr. Anshul Rai, Adv.
Ms. Aakriti Dhawan, Adv.
Mr. Deepak Jain, Adv.
Mr. Harshit Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Kartik Yadav, Adv.
Mr. Sahil Sharma, AOR
For Respondent(s) Mr. Mahesh Jethmalani, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Vivek Sharma, Advocate General
Mr. Ravi Sharma, A.A.G.
Mr. Apoorv Shukla, AOR
Ms. Prabhleen A. Shukla, Adv.
Ms. Ilashri Gaur, Adv.
Mr. Praphull Kumar, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
1. We have heard learned Senior Counsel for the parties very briefly.
2 So far as the respondent-State wishes to rely on some confidential information, we deem it appropriate to accord a fair opportunity for that purpose. However, balancing the right of liberty, the petitioner is directed to be released on interim bail, subject to his furnishing bail bonds to the satisfaction of the Trial Court.
3. We may hasten to add here that the conditions to be imposed by the Trial Court shall also include the condition that while on interim bail, the petitioner shall stay outside the State of Chhattisgarh. He shall inform his contact number and place of stay to the Competent Authority. However, the petitioner may enter the State of Chhattisgarh for the purpose of trial and/or to attend court proceedings.
4. List on 28.10.2026.
