Supreme Court – Daily Orders
Ravi Malha @ Monti vs State Of Chhattisgarh on 13 July, 2026
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2026
(arising out of SLP (Crl.) No.7118/2026)
RAVI MALHA @ MONTI & ANR. APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
STATE OF CHHATTISGARH RESPONDENT(S)
O R D E R
1. Leave granted.
2. The appellants, namely, Ravi Malha @
Monti and Ramesh Malha @ Gabbar, who are
brothers, are aggrieved by the denial of
regular bail by the High Court of
Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, vide order
dated 02.04.2026 passed in MCRC No.
2330/2026. They seek bail in relation to
Crime/First Information Report (FIR) No.
184/2024 dated 03.06.2024 registered with
Police Station – Simga, District – Baloda
Bazar-Bhatapara, for the offences
punishable under Sections 302, 307, 427,
Signature Not Verified
294, 506, 323, 147, 149, 452, 458, 459
Digitally signed by
babita pandey
Date: 2026.07.13
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16:53:31 IST
Reason:
and 460 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
3. The appellants were arrested on
24.06.2025 and they have been in custody
since then. They were not named initially
in the FIR and it is only by way of a
supplementary charge sheet that they were
implicated. However, even as on date, no
specific case or allegation have been set
up against them.
4. It is for the prosecution to discharge
its burden in this regard, but as on date
we find no grounds made out for continued
incarceration of the appellants, Ravi
Malha @ Monti and Ramesh Malha @ Gabbar,
pending completion of the trial.
5. Accordingly, we accept the present appeal
and direct that the appellants, Ravi
Malha @ Monti and Ramesh Malha @ Gabbar,
shall be released on bail in connection
with the aforestated FIR on such
appropriate terms and conditions as may
be fixed by the Trial Court.
6. In addition, the appellants, Ravi Malha @
Monti and Ramesh Malha @ Gabbar, shall
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cooperate during the course of the trial
and shall not delay the proceedings
therein.
7. The impugned order is set aside and the
appeal is allowed in the aforestated
terms.
8. We clarify that we have not made any
observations/comments on the merits of
the case and any observation made in this
order is meant only for the limited
purpose of grant of bail.
9. Pending application(s), if any, shall
stand disposed of.
………………….J.
(SANJAY KUMAR)
………………….J.
(SANJEEV SACHDEVA)
NEW DELHI;
JULY 13, 2026.
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ITEM NO.6 COURT NO.9 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.
7118/2026
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order
dated 02-04-2026 in MCRC No. 2330/2026 passed by
the High Court of Chhatisgarh at Bilaspur]
RAVI MALHA @ MONTI & ANR. Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Respondent(s)
(IA No. 161998/2026 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.
and A No. 161996/2026 – PERMISSION TO FILE
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)
WITH
SLP(Crl) No. 10292/2026 (II-C)
(FOR ADMISSION and IA No. 167082/2026 – EXEMPTION
FROM FILING O.T.)
Date : 13-07-2026 These matters were called on for
hearing today.
CORAM :
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV SACHDEVAFor Petitioner(s) Mr. Sameer Shrivastava, AOR
Mr. Ashutosh Ghade, AOR
Ms. Saloni Meshram, Adv.
For Respondent(s) Mrs. Prerna Dhall, Adv.
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Mr. Ambuj Swaroop, Adv.
Mr. Prashant Singh, AOR
Mr. Shashi Kant, Adv.
Mr. Avinash Singh, Adv.
Ms. Roshni Agrawal, Adv.
Mr. M.A. Choudhary, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel, the Court made the following
O R D E RSLP (Crl.) No. 7118/2026
Leave granted.
In terms of the signed order, it is directed
that the appellants, Ravi Malha @ Monti and Ramesh
Malha @ Gabbar, shall be released on bail in
connection with Crime/First Information Report
(FIR) No. 184/2024 dated 03.06.2024 registered
with Police Station – Simga, District – Baloda
Bazar-Bhatapara, for the offences punishable under
Sections 302, 307, 427, 294, 506, 323, 147, 149,
452, 458, 459 and 460 of the Indian Penal Code,
1860, on such appropriate terms and conditions as
may be fixed by the Trial Court.
The appeal is allowed in terms of the signed
order.
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Pending application(s), if any, shall stand
disposed of.
SLP(Crl) No. 10292/2026
The State of Chhattisgarh states that it
filed its counter affidavit on 11.07.2026.
Registry may verify and put up the same.
Rejoinder thereto, if any, may be filed by
the next date of hearing.
Re-list on 24.07.2026.
(BABITA PANDEY) (PREETI SAXENA)
Astt. Registrar-cum-PS Court Master
(Signed order is placed on the file)
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