Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 24-09-2026

Case Overview

  • Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Criminal) No. 4685/2025 filed by Puma SE (Petitioner) against State of Punjab & Anr (Respondent), arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 25-11-2024 in CRMM No. 54104/2023 passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh.
  • The petition is accompanied by IA No. 66321/2025 (exemption from filing O.T.) and IA No. 69410/2025 (permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures), as well as SLP(Crl.) No. 10779/2026 (II‑B).
  • Counsel for the parties included Mr. Nishad Nadkarni, Mr. Nirupam Lodha, Mr. Kshitij Parashar, Ms. Khushboo Jhunjhunwala, Mr. Shaswat Rakshit, Ms. Rakshita Singh, and Khaitan & Co. for the petitioner; and Mr. Abhimanyu Tewari, Mr. Siddhant Saroha, Mr. Sidhant Awasthy, Mr. Kanishk Bhatt, Ms. Nupur Kumar, Ms. Muskan Surana, and A.A.G. Mr. Abhinav Bajaj for the respondents.
  • The matter was called for hearing before Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva.

Final Outcome

  • Respondent No. 2 submitted a letter requesting adjournment on medical grounds; the Court accepted the request and adjourned the proceedings.
  • A rejoinder affidavit filed in SLP(Crl.) No. 10779/2026 was taken on record.
  • The case was re‑listed for further hearing on 30‑10‑2026.

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Appeal Adjournment