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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.5042 OF 2024 (Arising out of SLP(Crl.) No.8005 of 2024)
SHRAVAN Appellant(s)
VERSUS
STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Respondent(s)
O R D E R
Leave granted.
Heard the learned counsel for the appellant and perused the
pleadings exchanged between the parties.
The appellant was convicted for life by the trial court and
his criminal appeal is pending before the High Court. During the
pendency of the appeal, his applications for suspension of sentence
have been rejected.
Learned counsel for the appellant has submitted that the
appellant has already undergone over eight years of incarceration
and that his criminal appeal is of the year 2018 whereas in the
High Court of Madhya Pradesh, criminal appeals of the year 2008-10
are being taken up for hearing and that the hearing of the present
appeal is not likely to be taken up very soon.
In the facts and circumstances of the case, especially when
the appellant has already been behind the bars for over eight
years, we deem it proper to direct for the suspension of the
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sentence imposed by the trial court.
The criminal appeal is, accordingly, allowed.
Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.
…………………………………………………………………………J.