SUTIKSHAN KALIA vs STATE OF U T CHANDIGARH — CRM-M/47047/2018

Case under No Acts Defined. Disposed: Contested--ALLOWED on 24th March 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 25-Oct-2018

CNR: PHHC010611982018

Filing Number

CRM-M/47047/2018

Filing Date

22-Oct-2018

Registration No

CRM-M/47047/2018

Registration Date

22-Oct-2018

Judge

Mr. Justice N.S. Shekhawat

Coram

Mr. Justice N.S. Shekhawat

Bench Type

Single

Category

99 ( 945 )

Sub-Category

38.3 - PROCEEDING STAYED IN QUASHING ( 197 )

Judicial Branch

CRIMINAL BRANCH

Decision Date

24-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ALLOWED

Last updated 11-Apr-2026

Acts & Sections

No Acts Defined

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SUTIKSHAN KALIA

    Adv. A.D.S.SUKHIJA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF U T CHANDIGARH

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 24-Mar-2026

    Mr. Justice N.S. ShekhawatView PDF

    Case Summary: CRM-M/47047/2018 - Sutikshan Kalia v. State of U.T. Chandigarh The High Court of Punjab and Haryana allowed Sutikshan Kalia's petition and set aside the trial court's order permitting the prosecution to send case property for re-examination under the NDPS Act. The court held that re-testing or re-sampling cannot be ordered routinely; it is permissible only in exceptional circumstances with compelling reasons recorded by the judge, and applications must be filed within 15 days of receiving the test report. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 16-Nov-2018

    —

    Mr. Justice Gurmit Ram

  4. 25-Oct-2018

    Mrs Justice Daya Chaudhary

  5. 25-Oct-2018

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  6. 22-Oct-2018

    Case filed

    Registration No. CRM-M/47047/2018

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: CRM-M/47047/2018 - Sutikshan Kalia v. State of U.T. Chandigarh The High Court of Punjab and Haryana allowed Sutikshan Kalia's petition and set aside the trial court's order permitting the prosecution to send case property for re-examination under the NDPS Act. The court held that re-testing or re-sampling cannot be ordered routinely; it is permissible only in exceptional circumstances with compelling reasons recorded by the judge, and applications must be filed within 15 days of receiving the test report. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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