[2025:RJ-JP:37792-DB] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR D.B. Criminal Misc 3rd Suspension Of Sentence Application No. 194/2025 IN D.B. Criminal Appeal No.231/2020 Sujan Singh S/o Shri Ranglal, R/o Lambawar, Police Station Harnawadashahji, Distt. Baran Raj. (At Present Accused Appellant Confined In Central Jail Kota) ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Public Prosecutor ----Respondent Connected With D.B. Criminal Misc 2nd Suspension Of Sentence Application No. 195/2025 IN D.B. Criminal Appeal No.231/2020 Ranglal S/o Shri Jagannath, R/o Lambawar, Police Station Harnawadashahji, Distt. Baran Raj. (At Present Accused Appellant Confined In Central Jail, Kota) ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Public Prosecutor ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rajendra Yadav. Mr. Rajeev Kumar Sharma. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Sudesh Kumar Saini, Additional Government Advocate. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE INDERJEET SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR Order 16/09/2025 [2025:RJ-JP:37792-DB] (2 of 3) [SOSA-194/2025] 1. These suspension of sentence applications have been filed by the applicants along with these appeals. 2. Counsel for the applicants have annexed the certificate under Rule 311 (3) of the Rajasthan High Court Rules to the effect that the life imprisonment has been awarded to the applicants under Section 302/149 of IPC and they are in judicial custody in Central Jail, Kota. Counsel further submits that the applicants have been falsely implicated in this matter and they have served the sentence for more than 10 years. Counsel further submits that hearing of appeals may take long time and prayed that sentence awarded to the applicants may be suspended and they be released on bail during the pendency of these appeals. 3. Counsel for the applicants has relied upon the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of ‘Saudan Singh versus The State of Uttar Pradesh’, (Criminal Appeal No.308/2022 (SLP (Crl.) No.4633/2021), decided on 25.02.2022, where in relevant para it has been held as under:- “The second category of cases can be one where the person has served out more than 10 years of sentence. In these cases also at one go bail can be granted unless there are any extenuating circumstances against him.” 4. Learned Additional Government Advocate has opposed the applications for suspension of sentence. 5. We have heard counsels for the parties and perused the record. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the present case and the fact that the applicants have served the sentence for more than 10 years and the hearing of appeals may take long time, we [2025:RJ-JP:37792-DB] (3 of 3) [SOSA-194/2025] deem it just and proper to allow these criminal miscellaneous suspension of sentence applications. 7. In that view of the matter, these criminal miscellaneous suspension of sentence applications are allowed and it is ordered that execution of sentence awarded to the applicants shall remain suspended during the pendency of the criminal appeals and the applicants be admitted to bail subject to satisfaction of the trial Court with the stipulation that they shall appear before this Court on 29.10.2025 and thereafter as and when called upon to do so. Copy of this order be separately placed in each connected file. 8. Office is directed to send a copy of this order to the concerned trial Court through e-mail/fax for necessary compliance. (ASHUTOSH KUMAR),J (INDERJEET SINGH),J MG/12-13