Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 24 Sep 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Sonam Fabrictions (sole proprietor)
- Respondent: State of Jharkhand & Anr.
- Petition Numbers: Special Leave Petition (Criminal) No. 17321/2026, arising from impugned final judgment and order dated 12-08-2026 passed by the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi in CRMP No. 1663/2023.
- Additional Applications: IA No. 276938/2026 (exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment) and IA No. 276939/2026 (exemption from filing O.T.).
- Hearing Date: 21 Sep 2026.
- Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prasanna B. Varale.
- Counsel for Petitioner: Mr. Chayan Sarkar, AOR Mr. Shailendra Kumar, Adv. Ms. Arshnit Sandhu.
- Counsel for Respondent: Not listed.
- The Court examined the petition and found no substantive ground to interfere with the High Court's order.
- However, the Court granted liberty to the individual named Ram Avatar Sharma to file a fresh petition before the High Court, stating that the impugned order shall not stand in the way of such a filing.
- Consequently, the Special Leave Petition was dismissed with the aforesaid liberty.
- The Court ordered that any pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of.
Final Outcome
- The Special Leave Petition No. 17321/2026 is dismissed.
- Liberty is granted to Ram Avatar Sharma to approach the High Court with a fresh petition, unaffected by the earlier impugned order.
- All pending applications are ordered disposed of.
Topics: Legal; Special Leave Petition; Supreme Court