CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD)

4 06-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the appellant, learned Additional Public Prosecution for the State as well as learned counsel appearing for the informant.

2. Records have been placed before this Court to consider the prayer of the appellant for suspension of his sentence and release on bail during pendency of the appeal.

3. The appellant has been convicted and sentenced vide judgment and order dated 28.11.2019 and 05.12.2019, respectively passed by the learned 5^th Additional Session Judge, Muzaffarpur in connection with Sessions Trial No. 466 of 2017 arising out of Bochaha P.S. Case No. 62 of 2017/ GR No. 1656 of 2017 and has been ordered to undergo life imprisonment with a fine of Rs. 10,000/- for the offence under Section 364A of the Indian Penal Code (in short ‘IPC’) and in default of payment of fine, he shall further undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year.

4. The prosecution case is based on the First Information Report submitted by the father of the victim, who has deposed as P.W.-4. According to written information