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

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

CNR: PHHC010611982018

CASE DISPOSED

Next Hearing

25th October 2018

Filing Number

CRM-M/47047/2018

Filing Date

22-10-2018

Registration No

CRM-M/47047/2018

Registration Date

22-10-2018

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

24th March 2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ALLOWED

Acts & Sections

No Acts Defined

Petitioner(s)

SUTIKSHAN KALIA

Adv. A.D.S.SUKHIJA

Respondent(s)

STATE OF U T CHANDIGARH

Hearing History

Judge: MR. JUSTICE N.S. SHEKHAWAT

25-10-2018
16-11-2018

Orders

25-10-2018

MRS JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY

24-03-2026
MR. JUSTICE N.S. SHEKHAWAT

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.

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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