SC Grants Bail to Arvind @ Vicky Balei Pending Criminal Appeal Against State Of Himachal Pradesh
Parties Involved
Arvind @ Vicky Balei
State Of Himachal Pradesh
AI Summary
The Supreme Court has granted bail to Arvind @ Vicky Balei, suspending his five-year sentence pending the outcome of his criminal appeal. The Court found the High Court's reasons for rejecting the suspension unjustified, especially given the enmity between the parties involved.
Order Text
Arvind @ Vicky Balei vs State Of Himachal Pradesh on 23 February, 2026 Author: J.K. Maheshwari Bench: J.K. Maheshwari ITEM NO.10 COURT NO.3 SECTION II-C S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No. 21332/2025 [Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 18-11-2025 in CRMP No. 3255/2025 in Criminal Appeal No. 430 of 2025 passed by the High Court of Himachal Pradesh at Shimla] ARVIND @ VICKY BALEI Petitioner(s) VERSUS STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Respondent(s) Date : 23-02-2026 This petition was called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ATUL S. CHANDURKAR For Petitioner(s) : Mrs. Sangeeta Kumar, Adv. Ms. Vidushi Garg, AOR Mr. Vijay Kumar, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr.Aditya Bharat Manubarwala,Adv. Mrs. Shaila Arora, Adv. Ms. Charvi Virmani, Adv. Ms. Heena Mistry, Adv. Mr.Bharat Thakorlal Manubarwala,AOR UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R 1) Being dissatisfied by an order of Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by NIDHI AHUJA Date: 2026.02.23 18:03:33 IST Reason: SLP (Crl.) No. 21332/2025 1 rejection of the application for suspension of sentence, the petitioner has filed the present Special Leave Petition. 2) After hearing learned counsel for the parties and in the peculiar facts of the case in which there is enmity between both the parties and they have filed number of criminal cases against each other; the reason ...