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2026 DAILYLAW 9490 (RAJ)

SONU S/O MOTILAL v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

SOSA/1674/2025 · 2026-07-06

Bhuwan Goyal, Inderjeet Singh

Criminal Appealbody2026

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[2026:RJ-JP:25061-DB] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR D.B. Criminal Misc. Suspension Of Sentence Application No. 1674/2025 In D. B. Criminal Appeal No.286/2025 URN: SOSA / 3266U / 2025 Sonu S/o Motilal, Resident Of Chavani, Borda, Police Station Gandoli, District Bundi (Raj.) (At Present Are Confined In District Jail, Bundi) ----Accused-Applicant Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through P.p. ...Respondent 2. Radheyshyam S/o Govind Das, Resident Of Chavani, Borda, Police Station Gandoli, District Bundi (Raj.). ----Complainant/Respondent For Applicant(s) : Mr. Vivek Gaur Mr. Manish Gupta For Respondent(s) : Mr. Rajesh Choudhary, GA-cum-AAG with Mr. Aman Kumar, AAAG and Ms. Neha Goyal Mr. Jitendra Singh Rathore, Addl.G.A. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE INDERJEET SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BHUWAN GOYAL Order 06/07/2026 1. This 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 307 IPC. [2026:RJ-JP:25061-DB] (2 of 3) [SOSA-1674/2025] 3. Learned Counsel for the applicant submits that the accused- applicant has been falsely implicated in this matter. Counsel further submits that accused-applicant was on bail during trial. Counsel further submits that as per the statement of PW-3, he sustained head injury by axe, which is attributed to co-accused- Ramraj. Counsel further submits that hearing/disposal of appeal is likely to take long time. Therefore, he prays 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 GA-cum-AAG has opposed the application for 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 was on bail during trial and also considering the statement of PW3, who in his cross examination, has stated that head injury has been caused by co-accused-Ramraj and 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. 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 accused-applicant be admitted to bail subject to satisfaction of the trial Court with the stipulation that the accused-applicant shall [2026:RJ-JP:25061-DB] (3 of 3) [SOSA-1674/2025] appear before this Court on 10.08.2026 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. (BHUWAN GOYAL),J (INDERJEET SINGH),J Anu/12