1 ITEM NO.10 COURT NO.13 SECTION XVI S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) Diary No(s). 10202/2023 (Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 26-06-2018 in CRM No. 21854/2018 passed by the High Court Of Judicature At Patna) NAGENDRA PASWAN @ NAGESHWAR PASWAN Petitioner(s) VERSUS THE STATE OF BIHAR & ANR. Respondent(s) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.58347/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.58349/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.58348/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No.58350/2023-PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES ) Date : 29-03-2023 This petition was called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KRISHNA MURARI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL For Petitioner(s) Mr. Sameer Shrivastava, AOR Mr. Prasanna Mohan, Adv. For Respondent(s) UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R Delay of 1631 days is condoned. We have heard learned counsel for the petitioner. The order impugned rejecting the anticipatory bail application by the High Court is dated 06.04.2018. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that he has been regularly appearing before the concerned Magistrate where the Criminal Complaint No. 3232-C/2014 is pending.
2 Considering the facts and circumstances while refusing the interference in the impugned order at this stage, we give liberty to the petitioner to approach the High Court again by making a fresh application seeking anticipatory bail and in case, any such application is made, the High Court shall proceed to decide the same in accordance with law on its own merits as expeditiously as possible. Accordingly, the Special Leave Petition is dismissed. Pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of. (SONIA GULATI) (BEENA JOLLY) SENIOR PERSONAL ASSISTANT COURT MASTER (NSH)