The Supreme Court, on February 17, put a hold on the unfavorable remarks made by the Punjab and Haryana High Court against the Additional Advocate General of Haryana in a case involving the death of an undertrial prisoner while his bail application was still pending.
A bench consisting of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma issued the interim order in a Special Leave Petition filed by the State of Haryana.
"All observations of the High Court contained in the impugned order vis-a-vis the Additional Advocate General who appeared in the matter representing the petitioner State are stayed until further orders," the Court ordered.
"In the present case, the learned State counsel regrettably failed in this fundamental duty. The misleading representation made before this Court not only cast unwarranted aspersions on an Advocate but also raised unfounded concerns about the functioning of the trial Court. Such erroneous assertions created unnecessary suspicion and sensationalism, thereby undermining the dignity and credibility of the judicial process."
Case Details: STATE OF HARYANA v. SUBHASH CHANDER DUTT (DEAD) THROUGH LRINDRA DUTT|SLP(Crl) No. 2182/2025
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