Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 21-09-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Jeevan Kishor Dhruv (petitioner) versus Central Bureau of Investigation (respondent).
- The petition is a Special Leave to Appeal (Criminal) No.17495/2026 arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 05-08-2026 in MCRC No.5952/2026 of the High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur.
- Counsel for the petitioner included Sr. Adv. Gaurav Agrawal, Adv. Chandrashekhar A. Chakalabbi, Adv. Anshul Rai, Adv. Ojaswa Pathak, Adv. Abhinav Garg; counsel for the respondent included Additional Solicitor General Mr. Davinder Pal Singh, A.S.G, and other advocates.
- The matter was called for hearing on 21-09-2026 before a bench of Hon’ble Justices Vikram Nath, Augustine George Masih, and Sandeep Mehta.
Final Outcome
- The Court issued notice to the respondent CBI.
- The Additional Solicitor General, on behalf of the CBI, accepted the notice and was granted three weeks’ time to file a counter‑affidavit.
- The petitioner’s counsel was subsequently granted one week’s time to file a rejoinder affidavit after the respondent’s filing.
- The case was listed for further hearing after a total period of four weeks from the date of this order.
Topics: Legal Procedure, CBI