STATE OF H.P. vs HITESH NARULA — Crl.A. No. 421/2002

Case Summary: State of H.P. v. Hitesh Narula (Crl.A. 421/2002) The Supreme Court set aside the Gauhati High Court's order granting anticipatory bail to respondent Hitesh Narula under Section 438 CrPC, holding that the High Court erred by not providing notice or hearing to the State of Himachal Pradesh before granting the bail privilege. The Court directed the High Court to reconsider the matter after hearing the State, permitting the State to raise all contentions including jurisdictional challenges. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.