[2026:RJ-JP:16546-DB] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Misc. Suspension Of Sentence Application No. 686/2026 in S.B. Criminal Appeal No. 769/2026 Monu S/o Ramanand, Resident of Dabarpur, Police Station Mundawar District Alwar (Sentence of The Accused Appellant Is Already Suspended Till 22.04.2026) ----Accused-Applicant Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through P.P. ----Respondent For Applicant(s) : Mr. Prakash Thakuriya For Respondent(s) : Mr. Rajesh Choudhary, GA-cum-AAG with Mr. Aman Agarwal and Ms. Neha Goyal Mr. Naresh Kumar Gupta, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BHUWAN GOYAL Order 20/04/2026 This suspension of sentence application under Section 430 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed by the accused-applicant (for brevity, “the applicant”) along with the appeal. The applicant has been convicted and sentenced by the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge No.3, Alwar (Raj.) (for short, ‘the learned trial Court’) vide judgment dated 24.03.2026 passed in Sessions Case No. 08/18 CIS No. 159/18 as under:- 1. Under Section 365 read with Section 120 IPC: Three years’ rigorous imprisonment and fine of Rs.50,000/-; in default whereof, six months’ additional rigorous imprisonment. [2026:RJ-JP:16546-DB] (2 of 2) [SOSA-686/2026] 2. Under Section 4/25 of Arms Act: Two years’ rigorous imprisonment and fine of Rs.5,000/-; in default whereof, one month’s additional rigorous imprisonment. All the sentences to run concurrently. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that his sentence is already suspended by the learned trial Court for a period of 30 days. He, therefore, prays that the application be allowed and the sentence awarded to him vide judgment dated 24.03.2026 be suspended during pendency of the appeal. Learned GA-cum-AAG opposes the prayer. Heard. Considered. Taking into consideration the quantum of sentence and the fact that it is already suspended by the learned trial Court, we deem it just and proper to allow the suspension of sentence application. Resultantly, the suspension of sentence application is allowed. Substantive sentences awarded to the applicant by the learned trial Court vide judgment dated 24.03.2026 shall remain suspended during pendency of the appeal and the applicant- Monu S/o Ramanand shall be released on bail provided that he furnishes bail bonds to the satisfaction of the learned trial Court to the effect that he shall appear before this Court on or before 20.05.2026 and as and when called upon to do so till disposal of the appeal. (BHUWAN GOYAL),J (MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL),J Ritu/17