[2025:RJ-JP:2836] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Misc. 2nd Suspension Of Sentence Application (Appeal) No. 2465/2024 In S.B. Criminal Appeal No.1968/2018 Mahesh Kumar Goswami S/o Rampratap Goswami, Aged About 33 Years, R/o Balluwas, Post Suratgarh, Police Station Pratapgarh, Tehsil Thanaghaji, District Alwar, Raj. (At Present Accused Confined In District Jail, Dausa). ----Applicant Versus Union Of India, Through Special P.p ----Respondent For Applicant(s) : Mr. Rajveer Singh Gurjar with Mr. Kapil Nagayach For Respondent(s) : Mr. Tej Prakash Sharma, Specla PP (NCB) with Mr. Vaibhav Jhankara HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR JAIN Order 21/01/2025 1. Instant 2nd SOS application is preferred by appellant- accused-Mahesh Kumar Goswami in pending criminal appeal, which was filed aggrieved from judgment of conviction and sentence dated 18.08.2018 in Session Case No.25/2017 passed by learned Special Judge (NDPS) Cases, Dausa. 2. After dismissal of first SOS on 10.04.2023 by this court, both the petitioners-applicants-Arun Kumar Pandey and Mahesh Kumar Goswami have approached Hon’ble Supreme Court by filing SLP (Criminal) No.10418/2023 and same was dismissed on 13.12.2023. However, a liberty is granted to the applicants-Arun [2025:RJ-JP:2836] (2 of 2) [SOSA-2465/2024] Kumar Pandy and Mahesh Kumar Goswami to request the High Court for expeditious disposal of pending criminal appeal and if appeal continues to remain pending for one more year then the petitioners are at liberty to reiterate their bail prayer. 3. During course of arguments, learned counsel appearing for applicants candidly admits that they have not filed any specific application to pray for early disposal of S.B. Criminal Appeal No.1968/2018, though, same has been listed on four occasions before Hon’ble the Court. 4. Having considered the submission of learned counsel appearing for applicants-accused and learned Special Public Prosecutor appearing for NCB, the instant 2nd SOS application is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to take action in pursuant to order dated 13.12.2023 passed by Hon’ble the Supreme Court. 5. Instant 2nd SOS application stands disposed of. 6. Office is directed to list instant criminal appeal before appropriate roster with order of Hon’ble Supreme Court as mentioned herein above. 7. List in the month of February, 2025. (ASHOK KUMAR JAIN),J Arun/3