Supreme Court – Daily Orders
Mukesh Tripathi vs The State Of Chhattisgarh on 9 April, 2026
ITEM NO.2 COURT NO.7 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).5849/2026
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order
dated 09-02-2026 in MCRC No. 1027/2026 passed by
the High Court of Chhatisgarh at Bilaspur]
MUKESH TRIPATHI Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Respondent(s)
IA No. 100004/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF
THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT
IA No. 100006/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.
Date : 09-04-2026 This matter was called on for
hearing today.
CORAM :
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN
For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Manju Jetley, AOR
Mr. Saumitra Singh, Adv.
Mr. Aditya Durgvanshi, Adv.
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Abhishek Pandey, Standing
Counsel, Adv.
Mr. Siddhartha Sinha, AOR
Signature Not Verified
Digitally signed by
HARPREET KAUR
Date: 2026.04.09
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14:06:49 IST
Reason: SLP (Crl.) No.5849/2026
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made
the following
O R D E R
1. The petitioner has been denied regular bail
by the High Court in connection with Crime
No.325/2024 registered with Ambikapur Police
Station, District Surguja, for the offence
punishable under Sections 420, 464, 468, 471,
120-B of the Indian Penal Code (for short, “the
IPC”) and Sections 7 & 8, respectively of the
Chhattisgarh Gambling (Prohibition) Act. It
appears that Sections 66-C and 66-D of the
Information Technology Act (for short, “the IT
Act”) have also been invoked.
2. We heard Mr. Aditya Durgvanshi, the learned
counsel appearing for the petitioner and
Mr. Abhishek Pandey, the learned counsel appearing
for the State.
3. We take into consideration the following
aspects:-
(i) The investigation is over and
chargesheet has been filed.
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(ii) All offences are Magistrate triable.
(iii) Other co-accused have already been
enlarged on bail by this Court.
(iv) No criminal antecedents.
4. In view of the aforesaid, the petitioner is
ordered to be released on bail forthwith, if not
required in any other case, subject to terms and
conditions that the Trial Court may deem fit to
impose.
5. The Special Leave Petition stands disposed of
accordingly.
6. Dasti permitted.
7. Pending application(s), if any, also stand
disposed of.
(HARPREET KAUR) (POOJA SHARMA)
COURT MASTER (SH) COURT MASTER (NSH)
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