Supreme Court of India
HARILAL@ HIRALAL RAM VS. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH on 28 October 2026
ITEM NO.26 COURT NO.4 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). 17640/2026
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 29-01-2025 in CRA No. 355/2024 passed by the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur]
HARILAL@ HIRALAL RAM Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Respondent(s)
Date : 28-10-2026 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. SUNDRESH
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASANNA B. VARALE
For Petitioner(s)
Mr. Saurabh Mishra, Sr. Adv.
Ms. Mansa Singh, Adv.
Ms. C. Ankeeta Appanna- 3979,
AOR
Ms. Madhura Anand Chitnis,
Adv.
Mr. Kaushalendra Vikram, Adv.
Ms. Subhra Saha, Adv.
Ms. Megha Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Ishit Mahajan, Adv.
For Respondent(s)
Mr. Vinayak Sharma, Standing
Counsel, Adv.
Mr. Kshitiz Aggarwal, Adv.
Mr. Aman Shekhar, Adv.
Mr. Kavyayani N. Singh, Adv.
Digitally signed by
ASHA SUNDRIYAL
Date: 2026.10.28
17:12:17 IST
Reason:
Signature Not Verified
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Mr. Ravinder Kumar Yadav-
1919, AOR
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made
the following
O R D E R
Leave granted. The appellant stands convicted by the Trial Court for the offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 20 years with fine. On appeal, the High Court was pleased to affirm the conviction and sentence awarded to the appellant. We have heard the learned Senior Counsel appearing for the appellant, and the learned counsel appearing for the respondent-State. We have been informed that the appellant has already undergone imprisonment for a period of five years and three months.
Considering the above, and the issues involved, we are inclined to suspend the sentence of the appellant. Accordingly, the sentence of the appellant stands suspended, and he is granted bail on terms and conditions to the satisfaction of the concerned Trial Court. List the appeal in due course. (ASHA SUNDRIYAL) (POONAM VAID) DEPUTY REGISTRAR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
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