ITEM NO.24 COURT NO.11 SECTION II-B
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).8959/2026
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 11-03-2025 in SBA No. 101/2024 11-03-2025 in SBA No. 102/2024 11-03-2025 in SBA No. 103/2024 11-03-2025 in SBA No. 99/2024 passed by the High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital]
SOVAN SINGH PANWAR Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND & ANR. Respondent(s)
IA No. 51043/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING IA No. 51040/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.
Date : 18-02-2026 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rituparn Uniyal, AOR Mr. Abhishek Usha Singh, Adv. Ms. Deeksha Saggi, Adv. Mr. Gaurav Mishra, Adv.
For Respondent(s) :
UPON hearing the counsel, the Court made the following O R D E R
Delay condoned.
However, we find no good ground and reason to interfere with
the impugned judgment/order passed by the High Court.
The special leave petition is, accordingly, dismissed.
We would, however, request the trial court to expedite the
trial to the extent possible. Needless to state, the observations
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made by the High Court in the impugned judgment/order would not
weigh with the trial court and the trial court shall proceed to
consider the matter on merits, b...