RAJINDER SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB — Crl.A. No. 1337/2003

Note: The document provided is for SLP(Crl.) No. 2444/2003 (Vijay Kumar Mittal v. State of Punjab), not Crl.A. No. 001337/2003 (Rajinder Singh v. State of Punjab) as specified in your query. Summary of the hearing (25/08/2003): The Supreme Court heard Special Leave Petitions including SLP(Crl.) 2444/2003 and 2445/2003. The Court allowed the State of Punjab four weeks to file a counter-affidavit, with rejoinders due within three weeks thereafter. For SLP(Crl.) 3182/2003, the Court issued notice and similarly granted the State four weeks for filing counter. Pending final adjudication, the petitioner was directed to make himself available for interrogation within one week and, if arrested, to be released on bail of Rs. 20,000 with conditions including availability to investigating agency, non-interference with witnesses, and prohibition on leaving the country without court permission. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.