- 19 January 2026. Delay condoned. Issue notice and tag with SLP(Crl.) No. 11588/2025, titled “Manoj Kumar Gupta vs. State of Bihar & Anr.”.
- 8 April 2026. We are informed that respondent No. 2 filed a counter affidavit yesterday. However, the same is not on record. Registry may verify and put up the same.
- 14 May 2026. No representation for the petitioner. Counter affidavit filed by respondent No. 2 is taken on record.
- 13 August 2026. Leave granted. In terms of the signed order, it is directed that the appellant, Sunil Kumar Poddar, shall be released on bail on such appropriate terms and conditions as may be fixed by the Special Court, pending consideration of his appeal by the High Court.
- Counsel named on these orders, not a complete vakalatnama, include the advocates listed below.
Advocates — Appellants: Mr. Anil Nag, Mr. Satyam Shekhar, Mr. Madhukar Anand, Ms. Sanya Kashyap Advocates — Respondents: Mr. Samir Ali Khan, Mr. Pranjal Sharma, Mr. Kashif Irshad Khan, Mr. Manu Arya, Mr. S. D. Sanjay, Mr. Amit Kaushik, Ms. Astha Singh, Mr. Parthvi Ahuja, Mr. Yogya Rajpurohit, Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, Mr. Shubham Mishra
