SUNIL KUMAR GUPTA ALIAS SUNIL CHAIN vs UNION OF INDIA — Crl.A. No. 2189/2026

Case under Habeas Corpus and Preventive Detention : Slps Arising Out of Habeas Corpus and Preventive Detention Matters Before the High Court Section II. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010104762026

Filing Date

17-Feb-2026

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 2189/2026

Diary Number

10476/2026

Order Date

27-Apr-2026

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Leave Granted & Allowed

Last updated 24-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Habeas Corpus and Preventive Detention : SLPs arising out of Habeas Corpus and Preventive Detention matters before the High Court Section II

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SUNIL KUMAR GUPTA ALIAS SUNIL CHAIN

    Adv. PRASTUT MAHESH DALVI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.UNION OF INDIA

    Adv. SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINGH[R-2] SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINGH[R-3] SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINGH[R-4] ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA[R-1]

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 27-Apr-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 27-Apr-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh

  4. 16-Apr-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  5. 16-Apr-2026

    Mention Memo

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh

  6. 10-Apr-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  7. 07-Apr-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prasanna B. Varale

  8. 24-Mar-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  9. 24-Mar-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh

  10. 19-Mar-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  11. 19-Mar-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh

  12. 09-Mar-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  13. 09-Mar-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh

  14. 23-Feb-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  15. 23-Feb-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  16. 17-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 2189/2026

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary: The Supreme Court allowed Sunil Kumar Gupta's appeal and quashed both his detention order under the National Security Act, 1980 (issued July 2, 2025) and its subsequent state approval (July 12, 2025). The Court held that the State Government's belated consideration of the detenu's representation—which was rejected only on July 23, 2025, after approving the detention—vitiated the entire detention process, as detainees' representations must be considered at the earliest possible time. The appellant was ordered released immediately, and the High Court's impugned order was set aside. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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