Chikaan @ Chikan And 2 Ors. vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT INDORE CRA No. 184 of 2014 (CHIKAAN @ CHIKAN AND 2 ORS. AND OTHERS Vs THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH)

Dated : 11-05-2023 Shri Sunil Gupta, learned counsel for the appellants.

Shri Amit Rawal, learned Government Advocate for the State.

Heard on I.A.No. 6781/2023, third application filed u/s. 389(1) of Cr.P.C. for suspension of jail sentence on behalf of appellant No.1 - Chikaan @ Chikan.

The appellant stands convicted vide judgment dated 18.12.2013 passed by Addl. Sessions Judge, Indore in Sessions Trial No. 1166/2012 u/s. 120-B, 396, 412 of the IPC and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment and 10 years' RI respectively with default stipulation.

As per prosecution story, certain persons entered the house of complainant Saranjeet Chhabra and assaulted her husband Jasbir Singh. Thereafter valuable ornaments and articles were taken away by those persons. Later on in a TIP, the stolen materials were identified by complainant Saranjeet Chhabra.

Learned counsel for the appellant submits that in the FIR and entire challan papers, even name of this appellant was not taken by anybody. At a later point of time, on the basis of a memorandum prepared under Section 27 of Indian Evidence Act, the appellant is arraigned. In the memorandum, there is no iota of allegation that this appellant was part of any conspiracy. There is no other material/evidence produced during trial

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which connects the appellant with story of conspiracy and attract Section 120(B) of IPC. Further, the co-accused Karan has been released on bail by this Court. He, therefore, prays for suspension of jail sentence of appellant and to release him on bail.

On the other hand, learned Govt. Advocate opposes the prayer and prays for rejection of the application.

In view of the above facts and circumstances of the case in totality, without commenting anything on the merits of the case, we deem it proper to suspend the jail sentence of this appellant.

Accordingly, I.A. No. 6781/2023 is allowed and it stands closed. It is directed that subject to deposit of fine amount with the trial Court, if

not already deposited, and on furnishing personal bond by the appellant No.1 Chikaan @ Chikan in the sum of Rs.50,000/- (Fifty Thousand only) with one solvent surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of learned trial Court for his appearance before the Registry of this Court on 11.12.2023 and on all such subsequent dates, which are fixed in this behalf, during pendency of this appeal the execution of custodial part of the jail sentence of the appellant shall remain suspended till final disposal of this appeal.

C.C. as per rules.

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