Allowed
Neelkanth Kangal Mandal v. the State of Maharashtra
Bombay HCIA/3620/2024
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
In an interim application pending a criminal appeal, a single-judge High Court allowed the suspension of sentence and grant of bail to a family Karta convicted under Section 398 IPC who had served over three and a half years of a seven-year term. The court noted that whether the act falls under Section 398 will be decided at the final disposal of the appeal.
What did the court decide?
The applicant's sentence was suspended and he was enlarged on bail pending the hearing and final disposal of the appeal, to be on bond of Rs. 25,000 with one or two sureties.