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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA
Hare Ram Ram @ Hareram Kumar, S/o Rang Lal Ram – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Heard the parties.
2. The present matter was taken on board for considering the prayer of bail and suspension of sentence of above named accused/appellant, namely, Hare Ram Ram @ Hareram Kumar during pendency of appeal under Section 389(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (in short Cr.P.C.) as raised through memo of appeal itself, which preferred under Sections 374(2) of the Cr.P.C., for which a submission was advanced as not to pressed for the present.
3. Accordingly, I.A. No. 01 of 2024 stands dismissed as not pressed.
4. At this point, learned counsel for the appellant submitted that appellant namely, Hare Ram Ram @ Hareram Kumar is in custody for more than one year and six months against sentence of five years, therefore this appeal be heard finally in view of Section 374(4) of the Cr.P.C.
5. Learned APP for State while opposing the prayer of bail and suspension of sentence submitted that on earlier occasion the bail prayer of appellant was also dismissed as not pressed vide order dated 27.09.2023 of this Court, whereas he didn’t objected the submission of learned counsel of appellant regarding final hearing of this matter.
6. Accordingly, this matter was taken up for hea
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