Supreme Court – Daily Orders
Khemraj Gupta vs State Of Chhattisgarh on 21 April, 2026
SLP(Crl.) No. 7036/2026
ITEM NO.189 COURT NO.12 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 for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No. 7036/2026
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 03-03-2026
in MCRCA No. 315/2026 passed by the High Court of Chhattisgarh at
Bilaspur]
KHEMRAJ GUPTA Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Respondent(s)
(FOR ADMISSION and IA No. 119146/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)
Date : 21-04-2026 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN
For Petitioner(s) :
Mr. Rishi K. Awasthi, Adv.
Mr. Piyush Vatsa, Adv.
Mr. Amit V. Awasthi, Adv.
Mr. Ishaan Raj, Adv.
Mr. Rahul K. Gupta, Adv.
Mr. Antariksh Singh, Adv.
Mr. Punit Vinay, AOR
For Respondent(s) :
Ms. Ankita Sharma, Adv./AOR
Mr. Arjun D. Singh, Adv.
Ms. Ishika Neogi, Adv.
Ms. Divya Tripathi, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel, the Court made the following
O R D E R
Exemption from filing the official translation granted.
Issue notice, returnable on 17.07.2026.
Signature Not Verified Ms. Ishika Neogi, learned counsel, representing Ms. Ankita
Digitally signed by
Deepak Guglani
Date: 2026.04.21
Sharma, learned Advocate-on-Record, is present in Court on advance
17:14:41 IST
Reason:
notice/caveat. She waives service and accepts notice on behalf of
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the State of Chhattisgarh. Hence, notice need not be served.
Counter affidavit/reply shall be filed within four weeks.
Rejoinder thereto, if any, may be filed within three weeks
thereafter.
Subject to the petitioner, Khemraj Gupta, joining and
co-operating with the investigation in connection with Crime/First
Information Report (FIR) No. 297/2025 dated 09.11.2025, registered
with Police Station – Gharghoda, District – Raigarh, Chhattisgarh,
for offences punishable under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 470, 471
and 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, he shall not be arrested
till the next hearing.
In addition, the petitioner shall scrupulously abide by the
conditions stipulated in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik
Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(DEEPAK GUGLANI) (PREETI SAXENA)
DEPUTY REGISTRAR COURT MASTER (NSH)
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