[2026:RJ-JP:25252-DB] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR D.B. Criminal Misc. Suspension Of Sentence Application No. 1633/2025 In D.B. Criminal Appeal No. 355/2025 URN: SOSA / 3185U / 2025 Manoj Kewat @ Fauji S/o Shri Pappu Kewat, R/o Iqubal Chok Sakatpura Police Station Kunhari District Kota City, Presently Resident Of Kali Basti, Police Station Kunhari District Kota City (Raj) (At Present Serving His Sentence In Central Jail Kota) ----Accused Applicant Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Public Prosecutor ----Respondent For Applicnt(s) : Mr. Anshuman Saxena For Respondent(s) : Mr. Jitendra Singh Rathore, Addl.G.A with Mr. Gourav Gupta HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE INDERJEET SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BHUWAN GOYAL Order 07/07/2026 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 302 read with section 34 IPC. 3. Counsel for the accused applicant submits that the accused- applicant has been falsely implicated in this matter. Counsel [2026:RJ-JP:25252-DB] (2 of 3) [SOSA-1633/2025] further submits that accused-applicant was on bail during trial. Counsel further submits that according to statement of PW1 and eye witnesses-PW 4 & PW5, co-accused Karan Gurjar has inflicted a knife injury on the person of the deceased. Counsel further submits that the recovery of the knife has been made at the instance of co-accused-Karan Gurjar. 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 Additional Government Advocate 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 accused applicant was on bail during trial 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. 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 appear before this Court on 11.08.2026 and thereafter as and when called upon to do so. [2026:RJ-JP:25252-DB] (3 of 3) [SOSA-1633/2025] 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/4