Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 161 · Decided 17 February 2026
Rakesh Mittal v. Ajay Pal Gupta @ Sonu Chaudhary and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 161 · [2026] 3 S.C.R. 220
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 957/2026
- Decided
- 17 February 2026
- Bench
- SANJAY KUMAR, K. VINOD CHANDRAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 409, 467; CrPC Section 29, 209, 323
Headnote
Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the impugned order passed by the High Court granting bail to respondent No.1 extending the parity principle ought to be set aside. Bail - Offences of pecuniary nature - Factors to be u/ss.406, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 506, IPC, s.409 added later, alleging that he had supplied foodgrains to four accused persons including respondent No.1 (operating under different names), but he was paid only ₹5,02,57,000/- out of the total sum of ₹11,52,38,156/- and; the accused
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