ITEM NOS.1 + 2 COURT NO.
5 SECTION II-B
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
CRIMINAL APPEAL DIARY NO(S).19227/2025
ARUL MADHUSUDHAN FUTNANI APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
SATISH VISHANJI FUTNANI & ORS. RESPONDENT(S)
WITH
CRIMINAL APPEAL DIARY NO(S).19260/2025 (ITEM NO.2)
Date : 12-04-2025 These matters were called on for hearing
today.
CORAM :
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHANSHU DHULIA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR
For Appellant(s): Mr. Venkatesh Mohanraj, Adv.
(Diary No.19227/2025) Mr. Deshpande Chinmay Arvind, AOR
Mr. Chinmay Deshpande, Adv.
(Diary No.19260/2025) Mr. Manjit Singh, Sr. Adv.
Mr. V.T. Narendiran, Adv.
Mr. Parkshit Angadi, Adv.
Mr. Soujanya, Adv.
Mr. Abhishek Kumar Singh, AOR
For Respondent(s): Mr. Siddartha Dave, Sr. Adv.
(For R-1 in Mr. D. Abhinav Rao, AOR
Diary Nos.19227/2025 Ms. Megha Shaw, adv.
and 19260/2025) Mr. Ankur Sehgal, Adv.
Mr. Abhisek Das, Adv.
Ms. Alekhya Shastry, Adv.
Signature Not Verified
(For R-2 to R-4 in Mr. Manjit Singh, Sr. Adv.
Digitally signed by
ASHISH KONDLE Diary Nos.19227/2025) Mr. V.T. Narendiran, Adv.
Date: 2025.04.12
[Link] IST
Reason: Mr. Parkshit Angadi, Adv.
Mr. Soujanya, Adv.
Mr. Abhishek Kumar Singh, AOR
DIARY NO(S).19227/2025 ETC. Page 1 of Page 3
(For R-2 in Mr. Venkatesh Mohanraj, Adv.
Diary Nos.19260/2025) Mr. Deshpande Chinmay Arvind, AOR
Mr. Chinmay Deshpande, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel, the Court made the following
O R D E R
These are statutory Appeals filed against the common
judgment and order dated 10th April, 2025 in C.C. No.57/2012,
G.A. No.4/2024 and G.A. No.6 of 2024 passed by the Calcutta
High Court.
Issue notice.
Mr. D. Abhinav Rao, Advocate-on-Record, accepts and
waives formal notice on behalf of the first respondent in
Diary Nos. 19227/2025 and 19260/2025.
Mr. Abhishek Kumar Singh, Advocate-on-Record, accepts and
waives formal notice on behalf of the second to fourth
respondents in Diary No.19227/2025.
Mr. Deshpande Chinmay Arvind, Advocate-on-Record, accepts
and waives formal notice on behalf of the second respondent
in Diary No.19260/2025.
Counter affidavit to be filed within two weeks and
rejoinder affidavit to be filed within two weeks thereafter.
List on 19th May, 2025.
In the meanwhile, there shall be stay of the impugned
judgment and order dated 10th April, 2025, only to the extent
of directing imprisonment to the appellants. We direct that
the appellants shall be released forthwith on bail on
personal bonds.
DIARY NO(S).19227/2025 ETC. Page 2 of Page 3
The Registry is directed to communicate this order to the
concerned Authorities including the Presidency Correctional
Home (Presidency Central Jail), Alipore, Kolkata-700027, West
Bengal.
We make it clear that this order is only as regards the
imprisonment of the appellants and for their release. We
have not touched any other aspect or stayed any other
direction of the High Court in its judgment and order dated
10th April, 2025.
In the meanwhile, the appellants are directed to cure the
defects pointed out by the Registry.
(ASHISH KONDLE) (RENU BALA GAMBHIR)
ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
DIARY NO(S).19227/2025 ETC. Page 3 of Page 3
