Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 6342 Raj/2
Judgement Date : 10 November, 2021
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Misc. Suspension of Sentence
Application No.1041/2021
In
S.B. Criminal Appeal No. 1691/2021
Jameel S/o Late Babu, Aged About 22 Years, Resident Of
Kanchan Nagar, Near Habeeb Nagar, Behind Chacha Ki Aate Ki
Chakki, Police Station Ramganj, District Ajmer (Raj.)
(At Present In Central Jail, Ajmer)
----Accused/Appellant
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through PP
----Respondent
For Appellant(s) : Mr. Khurshid Ahmed Khan For Respondent(s) : Mr. Ganesh Saini, PP
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR VYAS
Order
10/11/2021
Heard on application for suspension of sentence.
The appellant has filed the appeal along with application for
suspension of sentence.
This appeal has been preferred against the judgment of
conviction and sentence dated 29.09.2021 passed by the Court of
Special Judge, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act,
2012 and Commission for Child Rights Protection Act, 2005, No.2,
Ajmer in Sessions Case No.07/2018(220/2017) CIS No.07/2018,
by which the appellant has been convicted under Sections 363,
366, 376 of IPC and Section 3/4 of the POCSO Act, 2012 and
(2 of 3)
sentenced to maximum term of seven years.
It has been submitted on behalf of the appellant that the
appellant has been sentenced to a maximum term of seven years
of imprisonment. As per certificate under Rule 311(3) of Rajasthan
High Court Rules, the appellant was on bail during trial and at
present, he is confined in jail.
It is further submitted that age of the prosecutrix on the
date of alleged incident, was seventeen years and five months.
Statement of prosecutrix reveals that it was a case of consent. In
her cross-examination, P.W.5-prosecutrix has admitted that she
accompanied the appellant to Jaipur and Kota. During this period,
they travelled by bus and tempo etc. where public in general was
present there but she did not make any complaint to any person.
There are no criminal antecedents of the appellant.
Learned Public Prosecutor has opposed the application for
suspension of sentence.
Heard learned counsel for the parties.
Taking into consideration the submissions of learned counsel
for the appellant, overall facts and circumstances of the case but
without commenting upon detailed merits of the case, this Court
deems just and proper to allow the application for suspension of
sentence.
Accordingly, the application for suspension of sentence is
allowed and it is ordered that the sentence awarded to accused-
appellant Jameel S/o Late Babu shall remain suspended till
disposal of this criminal appeal and he be released on bail,
provided the appellant furnishes a personal bond of Rs.1,00,000/-
(3 of 3)
and two sureties of Rs.50,000/- each to the satisfaction of the
learned trial court for his appearance in this Court on 10 th
December, 2021 and as and when called upon to do so.
(MANOJ KUMAR VYAS),J
Hemant/15
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