Lakhan Sudam Saudagar v. the State of Maharashtra

Bombay HC10 Oct 2025APPLN/2544/2025

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What is this about?

Suspension of substantive sentence and interim bail pending appeal — Criminal Appeal No. 505 of 2025 — conviction/sentence in Special Case No. 547/2020 dated 07.05.2025 by Special Judge & Additional Sessions Judge, Ahmednagar — maximum sentence 3 years, custody 8 months — ad-interim suspension till 13.08.2025 — release on P.R. bond Rs. 20,000/- with two sureties — Arun R. Pedneker, J. — Aurangabad Bench — order dated 30.07.2025.

What did the court decide?

Ad-interim relief: substantive sentence imposed in Special Case No. 547/2020 (judgment dated 07.05.2025) suspended till the next date (13.08.2025); applicant released on bail on P.R. bond of Rs. 20,000/- with two sureties in the like amount, bail before the trial Court. ¶¶15

Lakhan Sudam Saudagar vs the State of Maharashtra — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether, pending disposal of Criminal Appeal No. 505 of 2025, the substantive sentence imposed on the applicant in Special Case No. 547/2020 should be suspended. +1 more

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Court's answer

By way of ad-interim relief, the substantive sentence imposed on the applicant in Special Case No. 547/2020, dated 07.05.2025, by the Special Judge & Additional Sessions Judge, Ahmednagar, stands suspended till the next date (13.08.2025).

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Ratio / Principle

Till the next date, the applicant is to be released on bail on furnishing a P.R. bond of Rs. 20,000/- with two sureties in the like amount; bail to be furnished before the trial Court.

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Key takeaways

Notice issued to respondent no. 2 has returned unserved; the learned APP, through the Investigating Officer, is to intimate respondent no. 2 about the listing of the matter.¶¶12

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court, Bench at Aurangabad (Arun R. Pedneker, J.), order dated 30.07.2025 in Criminal Application No. 2544 of 2025 in Criminal Appeal No. 505 of 2025 — Lakhan Sudam Saudagar v. The State of Maharashtra. By way of ad-interim relief, the substantive sentence imposed on the applicant in Special Case No. 547/2020, dated 07.05.2025, by the Special Judge & Additional Sessions Judge, Ahmednagar, was suspended till the next date (13.08.2025), and the applicant — stated to be undergoing a maximum sentence of 3 years and in custody for 8 months — was directed to be released on bail on furnishing a P.R. bond of Rs. 20,000/- with two sureties in the like amount, bail before the trial Court. Notice to respondent no. 2 returned unserved; learned APP to intimate respondent no. 2 through the Investigating Officer. Matter listed on 13.08.2025.

Lakhan Sudam Saudagar v. the State of Maharashtra

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