Supreme Court of India

MD IMRAN @ D.C. GUDDU versus THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

2026 INSC 36

Case number
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 109/2026
Judgment date
2026-01-07
Petitioner / appellant
MD IMRAN @ D.C. GUDDU
Respondent
THE STATE OF JHARKHAND
Neutral citation
2026 INSC 36
Other citation
[2026] 2 S.C.R. 139
CNR
ESCR010000332026
Bench / judges
J.B. PARDIWALA, K.V. VISWANATHAN
Author judge
Not available
Bench size
2 Judges
Disposal nature
Not available
Judgment year
2026

Issue for consideration

Issue arose whether the accused added during trial u/s.319 CrPC, entitled to bail.

Available source description

Appeal filed by the accused allowed. Appeal filed by the State dismissed.

Headnote excerpt

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.319 – Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty – FIR registered against nine accused persons, persons, whereas the closure report filed as regards the remaining six co-accused – On basis of the oral evidence of the eye-witnesses, application u/s.319 filed by the first informant before the trial court seeking that the six co-accused dropped by the police to be added and

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