ANANT S. DAVE, J.

1. Criminal Appeal No. 1726 of 2017 has been filed by the original accused, three in number, under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,1973. By a judgment and order dated 12.10.2017 passed by the Learned Additional Sessions Judge, Devbhumi Dwarka at Khambhalia, in Sessions Case No. 67 of 2012, the appellants have been held guilty for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 114 of the Indian Penal Code and ordered to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and fine of Rs.1,000/-, in default, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for one month.

2. This appeal was admitted by this Court on 22.12.2017. Record and Proceedings were called for from the trial court and they are with the Court for the benefit of perusal. Pending the appeal, the accused/appellants moved Criminal Miscellaneous Application No. 1 of 2018 in the pending appeal, under Section 389 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to suspend the order of sentence passed in the Sessions Case No. 67 of 2010, by the learned Additional Sessions Judge. In the said application for