Rajesh Alias Raju Piraji Solanke And Another v. The State Of Maharashtra

2025:BHC-AUG:16004

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 916 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2216 OF 2025 IN APPEAL/451/2025

1. RAJESH @ RAJU PIRAJI SOLANKE

2. RAJU GOVINDRAO JATALE

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA ...

Advocate for Applicant : Mr. Gajanan G. Kadam APP for Respondent/State: Mr. P. P. Dawalkar ...

WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 451 OF 2025 ...

CORAM : ARUN R. PEDNEKER, J.

DATE : 25.06.2025 P.C. :

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Heard.

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The appeal is admitted.

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Call R & P.

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Criminal Application No.2216 of 2025 has been filed by the applicants for suspension of substantive sentenced imposed on them in Sessions Case No.105/2019, dated 02.05.2025, by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Parbhani. The applicants have been convicted thus:

The applicants-accused are convicted for the offence punishable under Section 353 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 vide Section 258(2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and they are sentenced to suffer Simple Imprisonment for 6 months. 5.

The learned counsel for the applicants submits that the maximum sentence is of 6 months and that the appeal would take substantial time to conclude. Considering the said fact, the application of the applicants be allowed. 6.

Considering the above submissions, I pass the following order :

ORDER

i] Criminal Application is allowed.

ii] The substantive sentence imposed on the applicants in Sessions Case No.105/2019, dated 02.05.2025, by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Parbhani, stands suspended till the final hearing and disposal of Criminal Appeal.

iii] The applicants be released on bail on furnishing P.R.bond of Rs.20,000/- each, with one or two sureties in the like amount. Bail before the trial Court. iv] Criminal Application is disposed of accordingly. [ARUN R. PEDNEKER] JUDGE marathe