Gurpreet Singh Alias Gabbar v. State of Punjab

1o o o 290o INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAoATo CHANDIGARHo o Dateoofodecision:oAugusto11,o2025oDateoofodecision:oAugusto11, 2025 o GurpreetoSingho@oGabbaroo ….Petitionero versuso StateoofoPunjaboo ….Respondento o CORAM:o HON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoSUMEEToGOELo o Present:-o Mr.oKarandeepoSinghoSidhuoAdvocateoforotheopetitioner.oo o o o Mr.oGauravoGurcharanoSinghoRai,oSenioroDAGoPunjab.oo o *****o SUMEEToGOEL,oJ.o(ORAL)oo o

1.o o PresentothirdopetitionohasobeenofiledounderoSectiono483oofotheo BharatiyaoNagarikoSurakshaoSanhita,o2023o(foroshorto'BNSS')oforograntoofo regularobailotootheopetitioneroinocaseobearingoFIRoNo.56odatedo26.03.2022,o registeredoforotheooffencesopunishableounderoSectiono22(C)oofotheoNarcotico DrugsoandoPsychotropicoSubstancesoAct,o1985o(foroshorto'NDPSoAct'),oato PoliceoStationoLambi,oDistrictoSrioMuktsaroSahib.oo

2.o o Theogravamenoofotheoallegationsoagainstotheopetitioneroisothatoheo isoanoaccusedoofobeingoinvolvedoinoanoFIRopertainingotooNDPSoActoinvolvingo allegedo recoveryo ofo 2500o tabletso ofo Cypremal-100o SRo (Tramadolo Hydrochloride)ofromotheopetitioneroandohisoco-accused.oo

3.o o Learnedocounseloforotheopetitionerohasoarguedothatotheopetitionero iso ino custodyo sinceo 26.03.2022.o Learnedo counselo haso iteratedo thato theo

o o 2o o o petitionero haso beeno falselyo implicatedo intoo theo FIRo ino question.o Learnedo counselo foro theo petitionero haso furthero submittedo thato theo mandatoryo provisionsoofotheoNDPSoActohaveonotobeenocompliedowith,oandothus,otheo prosecutiono caseo sufferso fromo inherento defects.o Learnedo counselo foro theo petitionerohasoiteratedothatotheotrialoisodelayedoandotheoliabilityothereofocannoto beo fastenedo upono theo petitioner.o Learnedo counselo foro theo petitionero haso iteratedothat,oinoanyocase,otheoprosecutionoevidenceoisoatotheofagoend,oandothus,o theopetitioneroisonotoinoaopositionotooinfluenceotheotrial.oLearnedocounselohaso furtheroiteratedothatotheopetitionerohasosufferedoincarcerationoforomoreothano03o years.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 datedo09.08.2025oinoCourt,owhichoisotakenoonorecord.oo

5.o o Iohaveoheardocounseloforotheorivalopartiesoandohaveogoneothrougho theoavailableorecordsoofotheocase.oo

6.o o Theo petitionero waso arrestedo ono 26.03.2022o whereinaftero investigationowasocarriedooutoandochallanowasopresentedoono21.09.2022.oTotalo 24oprosecutionowitnessesohaveobeenocited,oandooutoofothem,o22ohaveobeeno examinedotillodate.oThereoisoyetoanotheroaspect,onayovitaloaspectoofotheomattero

o o 3o o o thatotheoentireoprosecutionoevidenceoisoatotheofagoend.oTheorivalocontentionso raisedoatoBarogiveoriseotoodebatableoissues,owhichoshallobeoratiocinatedoupono duringotheocourseoofotrial.oThisoCourtodoesonotodeemoitoappropriateotoodelveo deepointootheseorivalocontentions,oatothisostage,olestoitomayoprejudiceotheotrial.o Nothingotangibleohasobeenobroughtoforwardotooindicateotheolikelihoodoofotheo petitionero abscondingo fromo theo processo ofo justiceo oro interferingo witho theo prosecutionoevidence.oo

6.1.o o Indubitably,o theo presento petitiono iso theo thirdo attempto byo theo petitionerotoosecureoregularobail.oTheolastobailopleaopreferredobyotheopetitionero wasodismissedoono16.01.2025.oHowever,okeepingoinoviewofurtheroincarcerationo ofo theo petitionero foro ao periodo ofo moreo thano 06o monthso ando noo substantialo progressoinotrial,othisoCourtoisoinclinedotoofavourablyoconsiderotheoinstantopleao forobail.oAoprofitableoreference,oinothisoregard,ocanobeomadeotooaojudgmentoofo thisoCourtopassedoinoCRA-S-2332-2023ootitledoasoRafiqoKhanoversusoStateoofo Haryanaoandoanother;orelevantowhereoforeadsoasounder:ooHaryanaoandoanother "10.o o Aso ano epilogueo too theo aboveo discussion,o theo followingo principlesoemerge:oo 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 oughtonotobeoabstractedointooliteraloiterationsoofopetition(s)owithouto substantial,oeffectiveoandoconsequentialochangeoinocircumstances.oo o

o o 4o o 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 Atothisojuncture,oitowouldobeoappositeotooreferotootheojudgmento passedobyothisoCourtoinoCRM-M-62189-2024ootitledoHarjinderoSinghoaliaso Rajo aliaso Rajindero Singho versuso Stateo ofo Punjab,o decidedo ono 16.07.2025o (2025:PHHC:086951),orelevantopartothereoforeadsothus:oo "Asotheoprosecutionoevidenceonearsoitsofagoend,otheoveryopremiseoforotheo continuedoincarcerationoofotheopetitioneroisosignificantlyoattenuated.oTheo apprehensiono ofo theo petitionero influencingo oro tamperingo witho theo prosecutionowitnesses,oaocommonogroundoforodenialoofobail,oisorenderedo largelyomootoinosuchocircumstances.oAsotheovenerableolegalomaximogoeso 'Cessanteo rationeo legis,o cessatipsao lex'o –o wheno theo reasono foro theo lawo ceases,o theo lawo itselfo ceases―dulyo encapsulateso withino itso ambit,o theo factualo milieuo ofo theo instanto case.o Theo primaryo rationaleo foro pre-trialo detention,osecuringotheointegrityoofotheoprosecution'socaseoandoensuringotheo accused'so presenceo ato trial,o iso substantiallyo diminishedo wheno theo evidentiaryophaseoofotheoprosecutionoisovirtuallyocomplete.oFurthermore,oito isoaocardinaloprincipleoofocriminalojurisprudenceothatotheorightotooaofairotrialo isoparamount,oanoindispensableofacetoofowhichoisotheoaccused'soopportunityo toopresentoaorobustodefense.oAlthoughotheorightotooleadobyoanoaccusedoiso regulatedobyoseco233oCr.P.C.,ononetheless,oitoisooneoofotheomostovaluableo rights.oAocriminalotrialoisonotoaoone-sidedoaffair;oitoembodiesotheoadversarialo systemowhereobothotheoprosecutionoandotheodefenseomustobeoaffordedoano equal,oifonotogreater,oopportunityotoosubstantiateotheirorespectiveocases.oToo effectivelyo exerciseo thiso inalienableo righto too leado defenseo evidence,o theo physicalo libertyo ofo theo accusedo iso ofteno ano essentialo factor.o Ao persono confinedotoo custodyo facesoconsiderableoimpedimentsoinoconsultingowitho legalocounsel,ogatheringodefenseowitnesses,oandopreparingotheirostrategy.o Denialoofolibertyoatothisoadvancedostage,owhenotheoprosecution'soevidentiaryo edificeo iso almosto complete,o cano severelyo crippleo theo defense,o therebyo strikingoatotheoveryorootoofoaofairotrial.oAudioalteramopartemo–ohearotheoothero sideo–oisoaofundamentalodictateoofonaturalojustice,oandodenyingobailowheno there'so noo palpableo risko ofo witnesso tamperingo wouldo beo too rendero thiso maximonugatory.Atothisojuncture,oitowouldobeoappositeotooreferohereinotooao judgmento passedo byo theo Hon'bleo Supremeo Courto ino

o o 5o o o 'GudikantiNarasimhuluoandoothersoversusoPublicoProsecutor,oHighoCourto'GudikantiNarasimhuluoandoothersoversusoPublicoProsecutor,oHighoCourto ofoAndhraoPradesh',o1978oAIRo(SC)o429,orelevantopartothereoforeadsoasoo "11.oWeomustoweightotheocontraryofactorsotooanswerotheotestotheo reasonableness,osubjectotootheoneedoforosecuringotheopresenceoofotheo bailoapplicant.oItomakesosenseotooassumeothatoaomanoonobailohasoao betterochanceotooprepareoofopresentohisocaseothanooneoremandedoino custody.o Ando ifo publico justiceo iso too beo promoted,o mechanicalo detentionoshouldobeodemoted."oo o

6.4.o o AoperusaloofotheozimnioordersopassedobyotheotrialoCourt,obroughto forthobyotheopetitioner,oindicatesothatotheotrialoisoindeedoprocrastinatingoando follyo thereofo cannoto beo saddledo upono theo petitioner.o Aso pero custodyo certificateodatedo09.08.2025ofiledobyotheolearnedoStateocounsel,otheopetitionero hasoalreadyosufferedoincarcerationoforoaoperiodoofo03oyears,o04omonthsoando11o days.oInothisoviewoofotheomatter,otheorigoroimposedounderoSectiono37oofotheo NDPSoActostandsodilutedoinolightoofotheoArticleo21oofotheoConstitutionoofo India.oo

6.5.o o ThisoCourtoinoaojudgmentotitledoasoKulwinderoversusoStateoofo PunjabopassedoinoCRM-M-64074-2024o(2025:PHHC:002695);oafterorelyingo 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 Bapano vs.o Theo Stateo ofo Westo Bengal",o Specialo Leaveo too Appealo (Crl.)o No.5530-2022odatedo22.08.2022otitledoaso"MohammadoSalmanoHanifoShaikho

o o 6o o o 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 inoaocaseoinvolvingocommercialoquantity,otheoCourtohasotookeepoinomindotheo

o o 7o o o 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

6.6.o o Further,otheopetitioneroisostatedotoobeoinvolvedoino01omoreocase,o inowhichoproductionowarrantsohaveobeenoissuedoagainstohim.oHowever,othiso factumocannotobeoaogroundosufficientobyoitself,otoodeclineotheoconcessionoofo regularobailotootheopetitioneroinotheoFIRoinoquestionowhenoaocaseoisomadeoouto forograntooforegularobailoquaotheoFIRoinoquestionobyoratiocinatingouponotheo facts/circumstancesoofotheosaidoFIR.oRelianceoinothisoregardocanobeoplacedo uponotheojudgmentoofotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoinoMaulanaoMohd.oAmiro

o o 8o o o Rashadio v.o Stateo ofo U.P.o ando another,o 2012o (1)o RCRo (Criminal)o 586;o ao DivisionoBenchojudgmentoofotheoHon'bleoCalcuttaoHighoCourtoinocaseoofo SridharoDasov.oState,o1998o(2)oRCRo(Criminal)o477o&ojudgmentsoofothiso Courto ino CRM-Mo No.38822-2022o titledo aso Akhilesho Singho v.o Stateo ofo Haryana,odecidedoono29.11.2021,oandoBalrajov.oStateoofoHaryana,o1998o(3)o RCRo(Criminal)o191.oo o o Sufficeo too say,o furthero detentiono ofo theo petitionero aso ano undertrialoisonotowarrantedoinotheofactsoandocircumstancesoofotheocase.ooo

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

o o 9o o o 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 o

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 ooo o oooooooo(SUMEEToGOEL)o o o o o o o o o oooooJUDGEo Augusto11,o2025oo mahavirooo o o Whetherospeaking/reasoned:o o Yes/Noo o Whetheroreportable:o o o Yes/Noo

o o