[2026:RJ-JP:27494-DB] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR D.B. Criminal Misc. 2nd Suspension Of Sentence Application No. 1987/2025 URN: SOSA / 3827U / 2025 In D.B. Criminal Appeal No. 99/2022 Smt. Nehna @ Naina Wife Of Macchoram, Resident Of Village Richoli, Police Station Ucchian, District Bharatpur (Raj.) (At Present Confined In Women Reformative Centre, Sewar, Bharatpur) ----Accused-Applicant Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Public Prosecutor ----Respondent For Applicant(s) : Mr. Kuldeep Kumar Sharma, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Manvendra Singh Shekhawat, Dy.GA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE INDERJEET SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR Order 17/07/2026 1. The second suspension of sentence application has been filed by the present accused-applicant along with the appeal. 2. Counsel appearing on behalf of the accused-applicant submits that the accused-applicant has been sentenced to undergo life imprisonment for the offence under Section 302 IPC read with Section 120-B IPC. 3. Counsel for the accused-applicant has annexed the certificate under Rule 311 (3) of the Rajasthan High Court Rules to the effect that accused-applicant is in judicial custody. Counsel further [2026:RJ-JP:27494-DB] (2 of 3) [SOSA-1987/2025] submits that the accused-applicant has been falsely implicated in this matter. Counsel further submits that the accused-applicant has served the sentence for a period of six years and four months. Counsel further submits that the sentence of similarly situated co- accused namely Ramoli has already been suspended by this Court vide order dated 09.09.2025 passed in D.B. Criminal Misc. 3rd Suspension Of Sentence Application No. 341/2025. Counsel further submits that the hearing/disposal of appeal is likely to take long time. Therefore, he prayed that sentence awarded to the accused-applicant may be suspended and the accused-applicant be released on bail during the pendency of the appeal. 4. Learned Deputy Government Advocate opposed the present application seeking suspension of sentence. 5. We have heard counsel for the parties and perused the record. 6. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the present case and also considering the fact that the accused-applicant is 45 years old lady and has served the sentence for more than six years and also considering that the sentence of similarly situated co-accused has already been suspended and also considering the fact that hearing/disposal of appeal is likely to take long time, we deem it just and proper to suspend the sentence of the present accused-applicant during the pendency of the appeal. 7. 7. In that view of the matter, this criminal miscellaneous suspension of sentence application is allowed and it is ordered that execution of sentence awarded to the accused-applicant shall remain suspended during the pendency of the criminal appeal and the accused-applicant be admitted to bail subject to satisfaction of [2026:RJ-JP:27494-DB] (3 of 3) [SOSA-1987/2025] the trial Court with the stipulation that the accused-applicant shall appear before this Court on 21.08.2026 and thereafter as and when called upon to do so. 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 3/Mohita