Joginder Singh v. State of Punjab

1o o o o 223o INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAoATo CHANDIGARHo o Dateoofodecision:oAugusto27,o2025o o JoginderoSinghoo ….Petitionero versuso StateoofoPunjaboo ….Respondento o CORAM:o HON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoSUMEEToGOELo o Present:-o Mr.oAshokoGiri,oAdvocateoforotheopetitioner.oo o o o Mr.oJaypreetoSingh,oDAGoPunjab.oo o *****o***** SUMEEToGOEL,oJ.o(ORAL)ooSUMEEToGOEL,oJ.o(ORAL) o

1.o o PresentothirdopetitionohasobeenofiledounderoSectiono483oofotheo BharatiyaoNagarikoSurakshaoSanhita,o2023o(foroshorto'BNSS')oforograntoofo regularobailotootheopetitioneroinocaseobearingoFIRoNo.51odatedo12.06.2023,o registeredoforotheooffencesopunishableounderoSectionso21(C)/o29/25oofotheo NarcoticoDrugsoandoPsychotropicoSubstancesoAct,o1985o(foroshorto'NDPSo Act')oandoSectionso307/o279/o427/o186/o353oofotheoIndianoPenaloCode,o1860o (foroshorto'IPC'),oatoPoliceoStationoSadaroNakodar,oDistrictoJalandharoRural.oo

2.o o Theogravamenoofotheoallegationsoagainstotheopetitioneroisothatoheo isoanoaccusedoofobeingoinvolvedoinoanoFIRopertainingotooNDPSoActoinvolvingo allegedorecoveryoofo6okgoHeroinoalongowithodrugomoneyofromoco-accused,o namelyoGujraloSingho@oJoga,oandotheopetitionerohasobeenonominatedoinothiso caseoonotheodisclosureoofosaidoco-accused.oo

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3.o o Learnedocounseloforotheopetitionerohasoiteratedothatotheopetitionero isoinocustodyosinceo16.06.2023.oLearnedocounseloforotheopetitionerohasofurthero submittedothatotheomandatoryoprovisionsoofotheoNDPSoActohaveonotobeeno compliedowith,oandothus,otheoprosecutionocaseosuffersofromoinherentodefects.o Learnedocounselohasofurtheroiteratedothatosoleobasisotooarrayotheopetitioneroaso anoaccusedoisotheodisclosureostatementoofoco-accused,onamelyoGujraloSingho @oJoga.oLearnedocounselohasofurtheroiteratedothatotheopetitionerohasosufferedo incarcerationoforomoreothano02oyears.oThus,oregularobailoisoprayedofor.oo

4.o o Learnedo Stateo counselo haso opposedo theo presento petitiono byo arguingothatotheoallegationsoraisedoagainstotheopetitioneroareoseriousoinonatureo and,othus,oheodoesonotodeserveotheoconcessionoofotheoregularobail.oLearnedo Stateocounselohasofurtherosubmittedothatotheoinstantobailopleaoisobarredobyotheo rigorso ofo Sectiono 37o ofo theo NDPSo Act,o ando thus,o theo sameo oughto too beo dismissed.oLearnedoStateocounseloseeksotooplaceoonorecordocustodyocertificateo datedo26.08.2025oinotheoCourtotoday,owhichoisotakenoonorecord.oo

5.o o Iohaveoheardocounseloforotheorivalopartiesoandohaveogoneothrougho theoavailableorecordsoofotheocase.oo

6.o o Theo petitionero waso arrestedo ono 16.06.2023o whereinaftero investigationowasocarriedooutoandochallanowasopresentedoono07.12.2023.oTotalo 18oprosecutionowitnessesohaveobeenocited,obutononeohasobeenoexaminedotillo date.oTheopetitionerohasobeenoimplicatedoasoanoaccusedoinotheoFIRoinoquestiono solelyoonotheobasisoofodisclosureostatementoofoGujraloSingho@oJoga.oAsopero theoprosecutionoversion,othereoisonoootheromaterialoavailableotooconnectotheo petitionerowithotheocontrabandoexceptoforotheosaidodisclosureostatement.oItoiso pertinento too noteo thato sucho disclosureo statements,o ino theo absenceo ofo

o o 3o o o corroborativeoevidenceoholdolimitedoevidentiaryovalueoandocannotobeosoleo basiso foro implicatingo theo petitioner.o Theo relianceo ono thiso unsubstantiatedo statemento raiseso seriouso doubtso abouto theo fairnesso ando objectivityo ofo theo investigation.oItoisonotoinodisputeothatotheopetitionerowasonotopresentoatotheo spot.oTheoveracityoandoweightageorequiredotoobeoattachedotootheodisclosureo statementomadeobyotheoco-accusedowillobeofullyotestedoatotheotimeoofotrial.oTheo rivalo contentionso raisedo ato Baro giveo riseo too debatableo issueso shallo beo ratiocinatedouponoduringotheocourseoofotrial.oThisoCourtodoesonotodeemoito appropriateotoodelveodeepointootheseorivalocontentions,oatothisostage,olestoito mayo prejudiceo theo trial.o Nothingo tangibleo haso beeno broughto forwardo too indicateo theo likelihoodo ofo theo petitionero abscondingo fromo theo processo ofo justiceoorointerferingowithotheoprosecutionoevidence.oo

6.1.o o Atothisojuncture,oitowouldobeoappositeotooreferotooaojudgmento passedobyothisoCourtoinoAnshuloSardanaoversusoStateoofoPunjab,opassedoino CRM-M-65094-2024o (2025:o PHHC:004198),o wherein,o aftero relyingo uponoCRM 65094 2024 theoratioodecidendioofotheojudgmentsoofotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoinoTofano SinghoversusoStateoofoTamiloNadu,oAIRo2020oSupremeoCourto5592;oSmt.o Najmunisha,o Abdulo Hamido Chandmiyao @o Ladooo Bapuo versuso Stateo ofo Gujrat,o Narcoticso Controlo Bureau,o 2024o INSCo 290;o Stateo byo (NCB)o Bengaluruo vs.o Pallulabido Ahmado Arimuttao &o Anr.',o 2022o (1)o RCRo (Criminal)o762;oandoVijayoSinghovs.oTheoStateoofoHaryana,obearingoSpecialo LeaveotooAppealo(Crl.)oNo.(s)o1266/2023,odecidedoono17.05.2023,ohasoheldo thus:oo "6.3oo o Itoisoaowelloestablishedoprincipleoofolawothatoaoconfessiono madeobyoaoco-accusedounderoSectiono67oofotheoNDPSoActoisoinherentlyoao veryoweakopieceoofoevidence.ooSuchostatement(s),obyothemselves,ocannoto

o o 4o o o formo theo soleo basiso foro theo convictiono ofo ano individualo ando musto beo scrutinizedo witho utmosto cautiono ino conjunctiono witho othero substantiveo evidence.oMoreover,onoorecoveryohasobeenoeffectedofromotheopossessionoofo theopetitioner,owhoohasobeenosubsequentlyoimplicatedoasoanoaccusedosolelyo ono theo basiso ofo disclosureo statemento ofo theo co-accused.o However,o aso regularobailopertainsotoolifeoandolibertyoofoindividual,oCourtsoareoobligatedo toostrikeoaobalanceobetweenosafeguardingopersonalolibertyoandoensuringotheo effectiveo administrationo ofo justiceo aso alsoo investigation.o Theo finalo evidentiaryovalueoandoadmissibilityoofotheodisclosureostatementomadeobyoao co-accusedo fallo withino theo domaino ofo theo trialo Courto ando areo too beo adjudicatedoduringotheocourseoofotheotrialoinoaccordanceowithoestablishedo principlesoofolaw.oHowever,owhileoadjudicatingoaopleaofororegularobail,othiso Courto cannoto remaino obliviouso too theo circumstanceso undero whicho theo petitionerohasobeenoarraignedooroimplicated,oincludingotheonatureoofotheo allegations,otheoevidenceolinkingotheopetitionerotootheooffenceoasowelloasotheo specificoroleoattributedotootheopetitioneroinotheocommissionoofotheoallegedo offence.oAoprimaofacieoexaminationoofotheseofactorsoisoessentialotooensureo thatotheoprocessoofolawoisonotomisused,oabusedooromisdirected."o o

6.2.o o Indubitably,o theo presento petitiono iso theo thirdo attempto byo theo petitionerotoosecureoregularobail.oTheolastobailopleaopreferredobyotheopetitionero waso dismissedo aso noto pressedo ono 10.12.2024.o However,o keepingo ino viewo furtheroincarcerationoofotheopetitioneroforoaoperiodoofomoreothano08omonthso ando noo substantialo progresso ino trial,o thiso Courto iso inclinedo too favourablyo considerotheoinstantopleaoforobail.oAoprofitableoreference,oinothisoregard,ocano beomadeotooaojudgmentoofothisoCourtopassedoinoCRA-S-2332-2023ootitledoasoCRA 2332 2023 RafiqoKhanoversusoStateoofoHaryanaoandoanother;orelevantowhereoforeadsoaso under:oo "10.o o Aso ano epilogueo too theo aboveo discussion,o theo followingo principlesoemerge:oo o Io Second/successiveo regularo bailo petition(s)o filedo iso maintainableoinolawo&ohenceosuchopetitionooughtonototoobeorejectedo solelyoonotheogroundoofomaintainabilityothereof.o o II.oo Sucho second/successiveo regularo bailo petition(s)o iso maintainableo whethero earliero petitiono waso dismissedo aso withdrawn/dismissedoasonotopressed/dismissedoforonon-prosecutiono oroearlieropetitionowasodismissedoonomerits.oo o IIIo oForo theo second/successiveo regularo bailo petition(s)o too succeed,o theo petitioner/applicanto shallo beo essentially/pertinentlyo requiredotooshowosubstantialochangeoinocircumstancesoandoshowingo ofoaomereosuperficialooroostensibleochangeowouldonotosuffice.oTheo metaphorico expressiono ofo seekingo second/successiveo bailo plea(s)o

o o 5o o o oughtonotobeoabstractedointooliteraloiterationsoofopetition(s)owithouto substantial,oeffectiveoandoconsequentialochangeoinocircumstances.oo o IVo oNooexhaustiveoguidelinesocanopossiblyobeolaidodownoasotoo whatowouldoconstituteosubstantialochangeoinocircumstancesoasoeveryo caseo haso itso owno uniqueo facts/circumstance.o Makingo sucho ano attemptoisonothingobutoanoutopianoendeavour.ooErgo,othisoissueoiso bestoleftotootheojudicialowisdomoandodiscretionoofotheoCourtodealingo withosuchosecond/successiveoregularobailopetition(s).o o Vo oInocaseoaoCourtochoosesotoograntosecond/successiveoregularo bailopetition(s),ocogentoandolucidoreasonsoareopertinentlyorequiredotoo beo recordedo foro grantingo sucho pleao despiteo sucho ao pleao beingo second/successiveopetition(s).oInootherowords,otheocauseoforoaoCourto havingo successfullyo countenanced/entertainedo sucho second/successiveo petition(s)o oughto too beo readilyo ando clearlyo decipherableofromotheosaidoorderopassed."o o

6.3.o o AoperusaloofotheozimnioordersopassedobyotheotrialoCourt,obroughto forthobyotheopetitioner,oindicatesothatotheotrialoisoindeedoprocrastinatingoando follyo thereofo cannoto beo saddledo upono theo petitioner.o Aso pero custodyo certificateodatedo26.08.2025ofiledobyotheolearnedoStateocounsel,otheopetitionero hasoalreadyosufferedoincarcerationoforoaoperiodoofo02oyears,o02omonthsoando05o days.oInothisoviewoofotheomatter,otheorigoroimposedounderoSectiono37oofotheo NDPSoActostandsodilutedoinolightoofotheoArticleo21oofotheoConstitutionoofo India.oo

6.4.o o ThisoCourtoinoaojudgmentotitledoasoKulwinderoversusoStateoofo PunjabopassedoinoCRM-M-64074-2024o(2025:PHHC:002695);oafterorelyingoPunjab CRM 64074 2024 uponotheoratioodecidendioofotheojudgmentsoofotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoino HussainaraoKhatoonovs.oHomeoSecy.,oStateoofoBiharo(1980)o1oSCCo81;oAbdulo Rehmano Antulayo vso R.S.o Nayako (1992)o 1o SCCo 225;o Javedo Gulamo Nabio Shaikhovs.oStateoofoMaharashtraoandoanother,o2024(3)oRCRo(Criminal)o494;o MohdoMuslimo@oHussainovs.oStateo(NCToofoDelhi)oreportedoaso2023oINSCo 311;o Criminalo Appealo No.245/2020o datedo 07.02.2020o titledo aso "Chittao BiswasoAliasoSubhasovs.oTheoStateoofoWestoBengal";o"NitishoAdhikaryo@o

o o 6o o o Bapano vs.o Theo Stateo ofo Westo Bengal",o Specialo Leaveo too Appealo (Crl.)o No.5530-2022odatedo22.08.2022otitledoaso"MohammadoSalmanoHanifoShaikho vs.o Theo Stateo ofo Gujarat";o Criminalo Appealo No.1169o ofo 2022o datedo

05.08.2022otitledoasoGopaloKrishnaoPatrao@oGopalrusmaovs.oUnionoofoIndia,o ando Ankuro Chaudharyo vs.o Stateo ofo Madhyao Pradesh,o 2024(4)o RCRo (Criminal)o172;ohasoheld,othus:oo "7.8.o o Theorightotooaospeedyoandoexpeditiousotrialoisonotoonlyoao vitalosafeguardotoopreventoundueoandooppressiveoincarceration;otoomitigateo anxietyoandoconcernoaccompanyingotheoaccusationoasowelloasotoocurtailoanyo impairmentoinotheoabilityoofoanoaccusedotoodefendohimself,obutothereoisoano overarchingosocietalointerestopavingowayoforoaospeedyotrial.oThisorightohaso beenorepeatedlyoactuatedoinotheorecentopastoandotheoratioodecidendioofotheo above-referredotooSupremeoCourt'sojudgmentsohaveolaidodownoaoseriesoofo decisionsoopeningouponewovistasoofofundamentalorights.ooTheoconceptoofo speedyotrialoisoamalgamatedointootheoArticleo21oasoanoessentialopartoofotheo fundamentalorightotoolifeoandoliberty,oguaranteedoandopreservedounderoouro Constitution.ooTheorightotoospeedyotrialobeginsowithotheoactualorestrainto imposedo ato theo timeo ofo theo arresto ofo theo accusedo ando consequento incarcerationo whicho continueso ato allo stages,o namely,o theo stageo ofo investigation,o inquiry,o trial,o appealo ando revisiono soo thato anyo possibleo prejudiceothatomayoresultodueotooimpermissibleoandoavoidableodelayosinceo theotimeoofotheocommissionoofotheooffenceotillotheocriminaloproceedingso consummateo intoo ao finality,o couldo beo averted.o o Theo speedyo trial,o earlyo hearingoandoquickodisposaloareosineoquaononoofocriminalojurisprudence.oTheo overcrowdedoCourt-dockets,otheoheavyovolumeoofoworkoandotheoresultanto pressureoonotheoprosecutionoandotheoPolice,oindubitablyokeepsotheoentireo criminalojurisprudentialomechanismounderostressoandostrain.ooHowever,othiso cannotobeoanoexcuseoforokeepingotheoswordoofoDamoclesohangingoonotheo accusedoforoanoindefiniteoperiodoofotime.ooItodoesonotoserveoanyocreditotootheo criminalo justiceo system,o rathero ito makeso foro ao sado stateo ofo affairs.o Theo guaranteeoofoaospeedyotrialoisointendedotooavoidooppressionoandoprevento delayo byo imposingo ono theo Courto ando theo prosecutiono ano obligationo too proceedowithotheotrialowithoaoreasonableodispatch.ooTheoguaranteeoservesoao threefoldopurpose.oFirstly,oitoprotectsotheoaccusedoagainstooppressiveopre-trialoimprisonment;osecondly,oitorelievesotheoaccusedoofotheoanxietyoando publicosuspicionodueotoounresolvedocriminalochargesoandolastly,oitoprotectso againstotheoriskothatoevidenceowillobeolostooromemoriesodimmedobyotheo passageo ofo time,o thus,o impairingo theo abilityo ofo theo accusedo too defendo himself.oItogoesowithoutosayingothatotheoconsequencesoofopre-trialodetentiono areo grave.o Accused,o presumedo innocent,o tillo proveno otherwise,o areo subjectedotoopsychologicaloandophysicalodeprivationsoofojail-life,ousuallyo underoonerousoconditions.oEquallyoimportant,otheoburdenoofodetentionoofo suchoanoaccusedofrequentlyofallsoheavilyoonotheoinnocentomembersoofohiso family.ooo o o o Thereoisoyetoanotheroaspectoofotheomatterowhichodeserveso considerationoatothisostage.oTheoallegationsoinotheopresentocaseorelateotoo accusedo beingo involvedo ino ano FIRo relatingo too commercialo quantityo ofo contrabandounderotheoNDPSoAct,o1985.ooWhileoconsideringoaobailopetitiono

o o 7o o o inoaocaseoinvolvingocommercialoquantity,otheoCourtohasotookeepoinomindotheo rigoursoenumeratedounderoSectiono37oofoNDPSoAct,o1985owhichomandateso thato Courtso cano granto bailo too ano accusedo onlyo aftero hearingo theo publico prosecutoroandoafterohavingosatisfiedoitselfoofotwinoconditionsowhichoareo reasonableo groundso foro believingo thato theo accusedo iso noto guiltyo ofo theo offenceocharged/allegedoandothat,oheoisonotolikelyotoocommitoanyooffenceo whileoonobail.ooTheostringentorigoursoofoSectiono37oofotheoNDPSoAct,o1985o musto beo meticulouslyo scrutinizedo againsto theo backdropo ofo accused'so fundamentalorightotooaospeedyotrial.ooTheorightotoolifeoandopersonalolibertyo cannotobeorenderedonugatoryobyounwarrantedodelaysoinotheojudicialoprocess,o particularlyowhereosuchodelay(s)oisoneitheroattributableotootheoaccusedonoro justifiedoatotheoendoofotheoprosecutionobyocogentoreasons.oAnoindividualo cannotobeokeptobehindo barsoforoanoinordinateoperiodoofotimeobyotakingo refugeoinorigoursolaidodownoinoSectiono37oofotheoNDPSoAct,o1985.ooTheo legislatureoinoitsowisdom,oinoorderotooensureospeedyoandotimelyodisposaloofo theocasesounderotheoAct,ohasoprovidedoforotheoconstitutionoofospecialoCourtso underoSectiono36-AoofotheoAct.ooHowever,othisoCourtocannototurnoNelson'so eyeotootheoprotractedodelaysoandosystematicoinefficiencyothatofrustrateothiso legislativeopurpose.ooAoCourtoofolawoisoduty-boundotooensureothatoitodoeso notobecomeocomplicitoinoviolationoofoanoindividual'sofundamentalorights,o notwithstandingoanythingocontainedoinoaostatute.ooWhileodealingowithobailo petitionoinoaocaseogovernedobyotheorigoursoofoSectiono37oofotheoNDPSoAct,o 1985,otheoCourtomustostrikeoaojudiciousobalanceobetweenotheolegislativeo intentotoocurbotheomenaceoofodrugsoandotheosacrosanctorightoofotheoaccusedo tooaofairoandoexpeditiousotrial.ooProlongedoincarceration,owithoutojustifiableo cause,orisksotransformingopre-trialodetentionointoopunitiveoimprisonment,o anooutcomeoantitheticalotootheoprincipleoofojusticeoandoequity.oo o o o Ergo,otheounequivocaloinferenceoisothatowhereotheotrialohaso failedo too concludeo withino ao reasonableo time,o resultingo ino prolongedo incarceration,oitomilitatesoagainstotheopreciousofundamentalorightsoofolifeo ando libertyo grantedo undero theo lawo and,o aso such,o conditionalo libertyo overridingotheostatutoryoembargoocreatedounderoSectiono37oofotheoNDPSo Act,o1985ooughtotoobeoconsideredoasoperofactsoofoaogivenocase.ooInoothero words,ograntoofobailoinoaocaseopertainingotoocommercialoquantity,oonotheo groundoofoundueodelayoinotrial,ocannotobeosaidotoobeofetteredobyoSectiono37o ofotheoNDPSoAct,o1985."o o

6.5.o o Further,o aso pero theo saido custodyo certificateo theo petitionero iso statedotoo beo involvedoino othero FIR(s).o However,o thisofactumo cannotobeoao groundosufficientobyoitself,otoodeclineotheoconcessionooforegularobailotootheo petitioneroinotheoFIRoinoquestionowhenoaocaseoisomadeooutoforograntooforegularo bailoquaotheoFIRoinoquestionobyoratiocinatingouponotheofacts/circumstancesoofo theosaidoFIR.oRelianceoinothisoregardocanobeoplacedouponotheojudgmentoofotheo Hon'bleoSupremeoCourtoinoMaulanaoMohd.oAmiroRashadiov.oStateoofoU.P.o andoanother,o2012o(1)oRCRo(Criminal)o586;oaoDivisionoBenchojudgmentoofo

o o 8o o o theoHon'bleoCalcuttaoHighoCourtoinocaseoofoSridharoDasov.oState,o1998o(2)o RCRo(Criminal)o477o&ojudgmentsoofothisoCourtoinoCRM-MoNo.38822-2022o titledoasoAkhileshoSinghov.oStateoofoHaryana,odecidedoono29.11.2021,oando Balrajov.oStateoofoHaryana,o1998o(3)oRCRo(Criminal)o191.ooBalrajov.oStateoofoHaryana,o1998o(3)oRCRo(Criminal)o191. o o Sufficeo too say,o furthero detentiono ofo theo petitionero aso ano undertrialoisonotowarrantedoinotheofactsoandocircumstancesoofotheocase.oo

7.o o Inoviewoofoabove,otheopresentopetitionoisoallowed.oPetitioneroiso orderedotoobeoreleasedoonoregularobailoonohisofurnishingobail/suretyobondsotoo theosatisfactionoofotheoLd.oconcernedotrialoCourt/DutyoMagistrate.oHowever,o ino additiono too conditionso thato mayo beo imposedo byo theo concernedo trialo Court/DutyoMagistrate,otheopetitioneroshalloremainoboundobyotheofollowingo conditions:oo

(i)o Theopetitioneroshallonotomis-useotheolibertyogranted.oo

(ii)oo Theopetitioneroshallonototamperowithoanyoevidence,ooralooro documentary,oduringotheotrial.oo

(iii)oo Theopetitioneroshallonotoabsentohimselfoonoanyodateobeforeo theotrial.oo

(iv)oo Theo petitionero shallo noto commito anyo offenceo whileo ono bail.oo

(v)oo Theopetitioneroshallodepositohisopassport,oifoany,owithotheo trialoCourt.oo

(vi)o Theo petitionero shallo giveo hiso cellphoneo numbero too theo Investigatingo Officer/SHOo ofo concernedo Policeo Stationo andoshallonotochangeohisocell-phoneonumberowithoutoprioro permissionoofotheotrialoCourt/IllaqaoMagistrate.oo

(vii)o Theopetitioneroshallonotoinoanyomannerotryotoodelayotheo trial.oo

(viii)o Theopetitioneroshallosubmit,oonotheofirstoworkingodayoofo everyo month,o ano affidavit,o beforeo theo concernedo trialo Court,o too theo effecto thato heo haso noto beeno involvedo ino commissionoofoanyooffenceoafterobeingoreleasedoonobail.o Ino caseo theo petitionero iso foundo too beo involvedo ino anyo offenceo afterohisobeingo enlargedo ono bailoinotheo presento FIR,oonotheobasisoofohisoaffidavitoorootherwise,otheoStateoiso mandatedotoomove,oforthwith,oforocancellationoofohisobailo whicho plea,o buto ofo course,o shallo beo ratiocinatedo upono meritsothereof.oo

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8.o o Inocaseoofobreachoofoanyoofotheoaforesaidoconditionsoandothoseo whichomayobeoimposedobyoconcernedotrialoCourt/DutyoMagistrateoasodirectedo hereinaboveo oro upono showingo anyo othero sufficiento cause,o theo State/complainanto shallo beo ato libertyo too moveo cancellationo ofo bailo ofo theo petitioner.oo

9.oo o Orderedoaccordingly.oo

10.o o Nothingosaidohereinaboveoshallobeoconstruedoasoanoexpressionoofo opinionoonotheomeritsoofotheocase.oo

11.oo o Sinceotheomainocaseohasobeenodecided,opendingomiscellaneouso application,oifoany,oshalloalsoostandsodisposedooff.o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o ooo o oooooooo(SUMEEToGOEL)o o o o o o o o o oooooJUDGEo Augusto27,o2025oo mahavirooo o o Whetherospeaking/reasoned:o o Yes/Noo o Whetheroreportable:o o o Yes/Noo

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