( 1 ). PRASHANT Kumar Pal along with his brother-Ashish Kumar Pal, stand convicted for the offences punishable under Section 376 IPC, 120b IPC, 506 IPC and section 342 of the IPC. Each of them has been sentenced to undergo RI for seven years and pay fine of Rs. 2,000/- for offence punishable under Section 376 IPC, RI for one year for offence under Section 120b IPC, RI for three years for the offence under section 506 IPC and to undergo six months imprisonment for the offence under section 342 IPC. All the substantive sentences have been ordered to run concurrently vide an order dated 9. 9. 1999. The appellants have filed separate appeals against their conviction and sentence. After the appeal remained pending for some time, vide an order dated 8. 3. 2001 passed by R. S. Sodhi,j, the sentences of the appellants were suspended during the pendency of the appeal on their furnishing personal bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Court concerned. Soon after availing the concession of bail, the appellant did not appear in the Court when the criminal appeal was taken up for hearing on 7. 10. 2002 and the court was cons