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Praveen Kumar Lamboriya, S/O Rohitash v. State of Rajasthan

Rajasthan HC5 May 2026SOSA/514/2026

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What is this about?

Keywords: suspension of sentence; bail during pendency of appeal; Section 302/149 IPC; Section 161 Cr.P.C.; Rule 311(3) Rajasthan High Court Rules; life imprisonment; hostile witness; FIR; negative FSL report; Central Jail Bikaner; Central Jail Shyalawas Dausa; Jhunjhunu (Chidawa/Chirawa/Baggar); Rajasthan High Court Jaipur DB; SOSA 514/2026; SOSA 260/2026; D.B. Criminal Appeal No.384/2025; D.B. Criminal Appeal No.62/2026.

What did the court decide?

Suspension of sentence applications allowed: execution of the awarded sentence (life imprisonment under Section 302/149 IPC) suspended during pendency of the criminal appeals; applicants admitted to bail to the satisfaction of the trial Court, with stipulation to appear before this Court on 03.07.2026. ¶36

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What the court decided

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Issue for consideration

Whether the sentence of life imprisonment awarded to the accused-applicants (under Section 302/149 IPC) should be suspended and the applicants admitted to bail during the pendency of their criminal appeals.

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Court's answer

Considering the facts and circumstances - the accused-applicants being unnamed in the FIR and in the complainant's Section 161 Cr.P.C. statement, eye witnesses declared hostile, presence of another witness doubtful, and the likelihood that hearing of the appeals will take long - the Court deemed it just and proper to allow the suspension of sentence applications.

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Ratio / Principle

Execution of the sentence awarded to the applicants shall remain suspended during the pendency of the criminal appeals, and the applicants are admitted to bail subject to satisfaction of the trial Court.

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Key takeaways

Bail was made subject to the stipulation that the applicants shall appear before this Court on 03.07.2026 and thereafter as and when called upon; a copy of the order is to be placed in the connected file and sent to the concerned trial Court through e-mail/fax for compliance.ratio¶36

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Suspension of sentence granted - A Division Bench of the Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur (Justices Inderjeet Singh and Bhuwan Goyal; order dated 05.05.2026) allowed the suspension-of-sentence applications of four accused-appellants sentenced to life imprisonment under Section 302/149 IPC, whose appeals (D.B. Criminal Appeal No.384/2025 and D.B. Criminal Appeal No.62/2026) were pending. Grounds: the applicants figured neither in the FIR nor in the Section 161 Cr.P.C. statement of the complainant (brother of the deceased); the eye witnesses stood declared hostile at trial; the presence of another witness was doubtful; and the hearing of the appeals was expected to take long. Execution of the sentence was suspended during the pendency of the appeals and the applicants were admitted to bail subject to satisfaction of the trial Court, with the stipulation that they appear before the High Court on 03.07.2026 and thereafter as and when called upon.

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[2026:RJ-JP:18982-DB]

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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D.B. Criminal Misc. Suspension Of Sentence Application (Appeal) No. 514/2026

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D.B. Criminal Appeal No.384/2025

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Praveen Kumar Lamboriya, S/o Rohitash, R/o Brijlalpura, P.s. Chidawa, District Jhunjhunu. (Accused-Appellant Is Confined In Central Jail, Bikaner)

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Karamveer Singh Dheva, S/o Mahendra Singh, R/o Azadnagar, Ojatu, P.s. Chidawa, District Jhunjhunu. (Accused-Appellant Is Confined In Central Jail, Bikaner)

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Umeed Singh Beniwal, S/o Hoshiyar Singh, R/o Bhadunda Khurd, P.s. Baggar, District Jhunjhunu. (Presently Confined In Central Jail Shyalawas, Dausa)

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----Petitioners

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Versus

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State Of Rajasthan, Through Public Prosecutor

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----Respondent

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Connected With

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D.B. Criminal Misc. Suspension Of Sentence Application (Appeal) No. 260/2026

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D.B. Criminal Appeal No.62/2026

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Amit Jhajharia @ Atala Son Of Sanjay Kumar, Resident Of Kithana, Police Station Chirawa, District Jhunjhunu. (At Present Accused-Appellant Confined In Central Jail, Bikaner)

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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State Of Rajasthan, Through P.p.

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----Respondent

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For Petitioner(s)	: Mr. V.R. Bajwa, Sr. counsel assisted
	by Ms. Savita Nathawat, Adv.
	Dr. Rati Ram Yadav
For Respondent(s)	: Mr. Naresh Kumar Gupta, Dy. GA
	Mr. Vinod Kumar Sharma

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[2026:RJ-JP:18982-DB]

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[SOSA-514/2026]

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE INDERJEET SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BHUWAN GOYAL Order

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05/05/2026

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These suspension of sentence applications have been filed by the applicants along with these appeals.

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Learned Senior Counsel for the applicants have annexed the certificate under Rule 311 (3) of the Rajasthan High Court Rules to the effect that the sentence of life imprisonment has been awarded to the applicants under Section 302/149 of IPC and they are in judicial custody. Learned senior counsel further submits that the applicants have been falsely implicated in this matter. Learned senior counsel further submits that the applicants are neither named in the FIR nor in the statement recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C. of the complainant-Mukesh Kumar who is brother of the deceased. Learned senior counsel further submits that the eye witness (PW-5) who was working as a cook in the hotel where the incident took place has been declared hostile during trial. Learned Senior counsel further submits that no recovery was made from the accused-Umeed Singh and recovery of lathi, iron rod and pipe has been made from Praveen and Karamveer, however FSL report is negative. Counsel for the applicant-Amit submits that recovery from the applicant of iron rod has been made after 50 days of his arrest. Learned senior counsel further submits that according to the statement of PW-8 who is working as police Head Constable reached on the spot at the first instance and that time the deceased was alive and he has stated that he will give statement after his treatment. Counsel further submits that hearing of appeals may take long time and prayed that sentence awarded to

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[SOSA-514/2026]

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the applicants may be suspended and they be released on bail during the pendency of these appeals.

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Learned Dy. Govt. Advocate has opposed the applications for suspension of sentence. 4. We have heard counsels for the parties and perused the record.

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Considering the facts and circumstances of the present case and the fact that all the accused-applicants were neither named in the FIR nor in the statement recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C. of the complainant who is brother of the deceased and the eye witnesses have been declared hostile during trial and presence of the other witness is doubtful and the hearing of appeals may take long time, we deem it just and proper to allow these criminal miscellaneous suspension of sentence applications.

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In that view of the matter, these criminal miscellaneous suspension of sentence applications are allowed and it is ordered that execution of sentence awarded to the applicants shall remain suspended during the pendency of the criminal appeals and the applicants be admitted to bail subject to satisfaction of the trial Court with the stipulation that they shall appear before this Court on 03.07.2026 and thereafter as and when called upon to do so. Copy of this order be separately placed in the connected file.

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Office is directed to send a copy of this order to the concerned trial Court through e-mail/fax for necessary compliance.

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(BHUWAN GOYAL),J

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(INDERJEET SINGH),J

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