ORAL ORDER

(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD)

Re. I.A. No.01 of 2025: -

By filing this application, the sole appellant, namely, Saurav Kumar @ Saurabh Kumar, has renewed his prayer for suspension of sentence and release on bail during pendency of the appeal.

2. It appears that earlier this appeal was admitted on 19.06.2024 and thereafter it was heard on the point of suspension of sentence. In fact, there is an admission as to this fact in paragraph 2 of the application. The prayer of the appellant for suspension of sentence was taken up for consideration on 18.01.2025 together with the other analogous appeals. The order dated 18.01.2025 passed by a Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court reads as under: -

“Heard Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. Binod Bihari Singh, learned APP for the State appearing in Criminal Appeal (DB) No.646 of 2024, Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. Binod Bihari Singh, learned APP for the State appearing in Criminal Appeal (DB) No.657 of 2024, Mr. Aryan Singh, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. Sujit Kumar Singh, learned APP for the State appearing in Criminal Appeal (DB) No.678 of