ITEM NO.28 COURT NO.15 SECTION II-A
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.52723/2025
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 21-11-2007 in DRC No. 5/2005 and 21-11-2007 in CRADB No. 544/2005 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Patna]
ASHISH MANDAL ALIAS ASHIS MANDAL Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
STATE OF BIHAR Respondent(s)
[IA No. 53957/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING IA No. 53958/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS] Date : 23-02-2026 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAY BISHNOI
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. A. Srinivas Rao, Adv. Ms. Kshrija Agarwal, Adv. Ms. Madapothula Somulatha, Adv. Mr. Barthala Ramesh, Adv. Mr. Bholle Taguru Phaneendra, Adv. Miss Akanksha Rai, AOR
For Respondent(s) :
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R
As the petitioner is in custody, the delay
in filing and refiling the Special Leave Petition
is condoned.
As far as merits of the controversy is
concerned, we do not find any case is made out for
interference with the order of conviction passed
by the petitioner. However, as argued ...