JUDGMENT

Ashok Bhushan, J.

This appeal has been filed against an order of the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi in Criminal Appeal NO.176 of 2018 by which High Court by allowing I.A.No. 892 of 2018 filed by the appellant, has directed to grant suspension of sentence of the appellant. The High Court further directed that the appellant should also deposit the fine amount awarded before the court below. The appellant is aggrieved only against that part of the order by which the High Court directed the deposit of fine amount.

2. The appellant was an accused in R.C. Case No.68(A) of 1996-State (through CBI) v. Lalu Prasad @ Lalu Prasad Yadav and others. Accused were tried for the offence punishable under Sections 120-B/ read with 409, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 477-A of the IPC read with Section 13(1)(c) & (d) and 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The trial court by order dated 24.01.2018 convicted the accused and awarded sentence. The appellant, who was one of the accused, was awarded the following sentence by the trial court:

"44. Satyendra Kumar Mehra convicted for offence punishable U/s 120-B/ 420, 120-B/ 467, 120-B/ 468 and 120-B/ 471 IPC:

U/s 120B-/ 420 IPC R.I. of Five(05) Year