Supreme Court – Daily Orders
Ms Amoin Marie Kouame vs Intelligence Officer on 13 July, 2026
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ITEM NO.7 COURT NO.6 SECTION II-A
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No.12032/2026
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 06-04-2026
in BA No. 5292/2024 passed by the High Court of Judicature at
Bombay]
MS AMOIN MARIE KOUAME Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER & ANR. Respondent(s)
(IA No. 188559/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED
JUDGMENT & IA No. 188561/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)
Date : 13-07-2026 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Prastut Mahesh Dalvi, AOR
For Respondent(s) : Mr.Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
1. Exemption Applications are allowed.
2. The petitioner, a lady accused and a Nigerian national has
been denied regular bail by the High Court in connection with Crime
No.DRI/MZU/C/INT-157/2023 registered for the offence punishable
under Section 8(C) read with Sections 21(c), 23(c), 28, 29, 30, 35
& 54 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
respectively (for short, “NDPS Act”).
3. We heard Mr. Prastut Mahesh Dalvi, the learned counsel
appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, the
Signature Not Verified
learned counsel appearing for the respondents.
Digitally signed by
VISHAL ANAND
Date: 2026.07.14
4.
19:11:11 IST
Reason: We take notice of the fact that the Directorate of Revenue
Intelligent (DRI) is the prescribed agency.
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5. Having regard to the nature of the crime and the nature of the
contraband alleged to have recovered from the possession of the
petitioner, we are not inclined to exercise our discretion insofar
the plea of the petitioner for bail is concerned.
6. However, we take notice of the fact that the petitioner is a
31 years old lady and she has two minor children who are being
looked after in Nairobi.
7. Although the charge came to be framed sometime in December,
2025, yet till this point in time, not a single witness has been
examined.
8. We are informed that prosecution intends to examine in all
sixteen witnesses.
9. In view of what has been stated above, we believe that the
trial court should start with the recording of the oral evidence at
the earliest.
10. Let the trial be completed within a period of six months from
today.
11. With the aforesaid, this petition stands disposed of.
12 Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of.
(VISHAL ANAND) (POOJA SHARMA) DEPUTY REGISTRAR COURT MASTER (NSH)
