Supreme Court of India
STEPHENRAJ VS. STATE REPRESENTED BY THE INPSECTOR OF POLICE on 28 October 2026
ITEM NO.7 REGISTRAR COURT. 2 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
BEFORE THE REGISTRAR MS. GRACY L. BAWITLUNG
Criminal Appeal No(s). 2927-2929/2026
STEPHENRAJ & ANR. Appellant(s)
VERSUS
STATE REPRESENTED BY THE INPSECTOR OF POLICE & ORS.Respondent(s)
WITH
Crl.A. No. 3087-3089/2026 (II-C)
Date : 28-10-2026 These appeals were called on for hearing today.
For Appellant(s) :
Mr. R. Chandrachud, Adv.
Mr. S. Vinay Ratnakar- 3425, AOR
Mr. Dhuli Venkata Krishna, Adv.
Mr. Aryan Singh, Adv.
Ms. R. Shase- 3509, AOR
Mr. Darun Prakash R., Adv.
For Respondent(s) :
Ms. Vrinda Bhandari- 3550, AOR
Mr. G S Mani, Adv.
Mr. Ashok Kumar Rai, Adv.
Ms. Barani Priya, Adv.
Ms. Vasisti Singh, Adv.
Mr. R. Sathish- 581, AOR
M/S. Gururaj & Nayak- 3630, AOR
Mr. C B Gururaj, Adv.
Ms. Srishti, Adv.
Mr. Hari Abishek P, Adv.
Ms. Pragya Smriti, Adv.
Mr. B Sarathraj, Adv.
Digitally signed by
DIVYANSHI MISHRA
Date: 2026.10.28
16:23:25 IST
Reason:
Signature Not Verified
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Mr. R Satish Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Samiraja S, Adv.
Mr. Ranjeet Singh, Adv.
Mr. Ramdhan Singh, Adv.
Mr. Prateek Gupta, Adv.
Mr. P. Srinivasan- 3793, AOR
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
Crl.A. No. 2927-2929/2026 Respondent no. 1 is duly represented. Counter affidavit or reply, if any, be filed in the meantime. Service is complete on respondent nos. 3, 4, 6 and 8 but none has entered appearance. Today, it is submitted by Mr. Hari Abhishek, learned counsel that respondent no. 5 in this matter is respondent no. 7 in the connected matter i.e., Crl. Appeal No. 3087-3089/2026 wherein notice has been served and wherein the said respondent is also duly represented. In view of the submission made, service on respondent no. 5 in this matter is deemed complete. Service is incomplete on respondent nos. 2 and 7. Learned counsel for the petitioner appearing today submits that appropriate application will be moved for their deletion. Let the same be filed by 18.11.2026. If such application is filed, list the same before the Hon’ble Judge-in-Chambers. If not, list the matter again before this Court on 02.12.2026. Crl.A. No. 3087-3089/2026 Respondent nos. 1, 5, 7 and 8 are duly represented.
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Counter affidavit or reply, if any, be filed in the meantime. Service is complete on respondent nos. 3, 4 and 6 but none has entered appearance. Service is incomplete on respondent nos. 2 and 9. Learned counsel for the petitioner appearing today submits that appropriate application will be moved for their deletion. Let the same be filed by 18.11.2026. If such application is filed, list the same before the Hon’ble Judge-in-Chambers. If not, list the matter again before this Court on 02.12.2026. Copy of this Record of Proceedings be furnished to the concerned learned Advocate-on-Record for information and compliance. GRACY L. BAWITLUNG Registrar AR
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