Jamna Lal vs State Of Rajasthan
2022 Latest Caselaw 354 Raj

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN JODHPUR

S.B. Criminal Misc. Suspension of Sentence Application (Appeal) No.903/2021 In S.B. Criminal Appeal No. 1301/2021

Jamna Lal

----Appellant Versus State Of Rajasthan

----Respondent

For Appellant(s) : Mr. Amardeep Lamba, Amicus Curiae through VC For Respondent(s) : Mr. Mohd. Javed Gauri, PP

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR BHARWANI

Order

06/01/2022

The instant application for suspension of sentence under

Section 389 CrPC has been preferred on behalf of the appellant-

applicant Jamna Lal S/o Sh. Ramesh @ Babu Lal Mali, who has

been convicted and sentenced for the offences under Sections 363

and 379 IPC vide the judgment dated 12.11.2021 passed by the

learned Additional Sessions Judge (Woman Atrocities Cases),

Bhilwara in Sessions Case No.31/2019.

Learned Public Prosecutor has chosen not to file reply to the

application for suspension of sentence and proposed to argue the

matter orally.

Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the

material available on record.

Learned counsel for the applicant-appellant submits that

applicant-appellant has been sentenced for a period of three years

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simple imprisonment and till date he has already served sentence

for almost 2 years and 11 months and hearing of the appeal will

consume time, therefore, sentence awarded to the accused-

appellant be suspended during pendency of appeal.

In this background and having regard to the entirety of the

facts and circumstances of the case, this court is of the view that

it is a fit case for grant of indulgence of bail to the appellant-

applicant by suspending the sentences awarded to him by the trial

court during the pendency of the appeal.

Accordingly, the application for suspension of sentences filed

under Section 389 Cr.P.C. is allowed and it is ordered that the

sentences passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge,

Bhilwara vide judgment dated 12.11.2021 in Sessions Case

No.31/2019 against the appellant-applicant Jamna Lal S/o Sh.

Ramesh @ Babu Lal shall remain suspended till final disposal of

the aforesaid appeal and he shall be released on bail, provided he

executes a personal bond in the sum of Rs.50,000/- with two

sureties of Rs.25,000/- each to the satisfaction of the learned trial

Judge for his appearance in this court on 08.02.2022 and

whenever ordered to do so till the disposal of the appeal on the

conditions indicated below:-

1. That he will appear before the trial Court in the month of January of every year till the appeal is decided.

2. That if the applicant changes the place of residence, he will give in writing his changed address to the trial Court as well as to the counsel in the High Court.

3. Similarly, if the sureties change their address(s), they will give in writing their changed address to the trial Court.

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The learned trial Court shall keep the record of

attendance of the accused-applicant in a separate file. Such file be

registered as Criminal Misc. Case related to original case in which

the accused-applicant was tried and convicted. A copy of this

order shall also be placed in that file for ready reference. Criminal

Misc. file shall not be taken into account for statistical purpose

relating to pendency and disposal of cases in the trial court. In

case the said accused applicant does not appear before the trial

court, the learned trial Judge shall report the matter to the High

Court for cancellation of bail.

(VINOD KUMAR BHARWANI),J

18-Mamta/-

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