V.K. Shali, J.—

1. This order shall dispose of aforesaid four applications under Section 389 read with Section 482 Cr.P.C. for suspension of sentence and enlargement of the appellants Chaman Lal, Suresh Kumar, Surender Singh and Devinder Singh on bail, during the pendency of the appeal.

2. Briefly stated the facts of the case are that all these four appellants along with one Ramesh Chand (appellant No.5) were tried for an offence punishable under Section 304 Part-II read with Section 34 IPC apart from offences under Sections 201 and 218 IPC by the Court of Sessions at New Delhi. The allegations against the appellants were that they were responsible for the custodial death of one Madan Lal, who was picked up by the aforesaid police officials while they were posted at Patel Nagar. So far as the aforesaid four appellants are concerned, they were convicted for an offence under Section 304 Part-II/34 IPC and were sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for five years. In addition to this, appellant Chaman Lal was further sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years for destruction of evidence and for framing incorrect record as a public servant under Sections 20