IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.5619 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No.21068/2025
@ Dy. No. 64157/2025)
VIJAY SINGH & ORS. APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
STATE OF CHHATTISGARH RESPONDENT(S)
O R D E R
1. Delay condoned.
2. Mr. Apoorv Shukla,learned Advocate on Record accepts
notice on behalf of the State.
3. Leave granted.
4. The appellants seek leave to challenge the order dated
20.03.2025 passed by the High Court of Chhattisgarh at
Bilaspur in I.A. No. 1/2025 in Crl. Appeal No.491/2025
titled “Vijay Singh & Ors. vs. State of Chhattisgarh”
whereby the application for suspension of sentence and grant
of bail to the appellants was rejected.
5. The appellants have been convicted and sentenced to
undergo simple imprisonment for seven years alongwith fine
of Rs.1000/- vide order dated 21.02.2025 passed by the
learned Second Additional Sessions Judge, Ambikapur,
SLP (Crl.) Dy.No. 64157/2025
District Sarguja (CG) in Sessions Case No. 37/2024. They
are in judicial custody since 21.02.2025.
6. We have noticed the nature of crime and the manner in
which it was allegedly committed.
7. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, and
perused the material placed on record, we are of the
considered view that the appellants have made out a case for
interference w...