JUDGMENT :

1. This criminal appeal under Section 374 Cr.P.C. has been preferred claiming the following reliefs:

“It is, therefore, prayed that the application for suspension of sentence may kindly be accepted and the sentence awarded to the appellants be suspended during the pendency of the appeal and the petitioner be ordered to be released on bail.”

2. The matter pertains to an incident which occurred in the year 1996 and the present appeal has been pending since the year 1999.

3. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that this Criminal Appeal has been preferred against the impugned judgment dated 03.12.1999, passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Rajsamand in Sessions Case No.106/96, whereby the appellants were convicted for the offences under Sections 147, 336/149 IPC and Section 3(1)(x) SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and they were sentenced as under:-

(All sentences will run concurrently)

I. Section 147 I.P.C. -The appellants were sentenced to undergo Six months S.I. and a fine of Rs. 1,000/-in default of which, they were was ordered to further undergo one month imprisonment.

II. Section 336/149 I.P.C. -One month’s S.I.

III. Section 3 (1) (10) of S.C. & S.t. (prevent