Suspension of sentence application under Rule 323 of the Rajasthan High Court Rules after conviction under Section 138 NI Act. The court held that without surrender by the accused the application is not maintainable, distinguished precedents permitting hearing on compromise grounds, and dismissed it.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Misc. Suspension of Sentence App. No. 175/2026
In
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 669/2026
Indrajeet Singh S/o Ashok Singh, R/o 121, Gurunanakpura, Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur. Second Address 203, Vaibhav Paradise, Moti Doongri, Jaipur.
----Petitioner
Versus
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For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Deepak Chauhan, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Sudesh Saini, PP
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS
Judgment / Order
11/05/2026
n.Mkns'k LFkxu vkosnu ij fo}ku vf/koDrk ;kph@vfHk;qDr o fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dks lquk x;k ,oa vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;kA
vfHk;qDr@;kph dks fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; egkuxj eftLVªsV dze&15 t;iqj egkuxj }kjk fu;fer vkijkf/kd izdj.k la[;k 363@2015 esa rhu djksM+ :i;s ds psd vuknj.k ds ekeys esa /kkjk 138 ,u-vkbZ- ,DV ds vijk/k esa fu.kZ; fnukad 21-12-2017 ds ek/;e ls nks"kfl) djkj nsrs gq, nks o"kZ ds dkjkokl ls nf.Mr djus ds lkFk&lkFk 4]56]25]000@&:i;s izfrdj fnyk;s tkus dk vkns'k fn;k x;k] ftlds fo:) vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls izLrqr vihy la[;k 436@2018 U;k;ky; vij ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k Øe&5] t;iqj egkuxj }kjk fu.kZ; fnukad 03-04-2019 ds ek/;e ls [kkfjt djrs gq, fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds nks"kfl)h o n.Mkns'k ds vkns'k dh iqf"V dh xbZA
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vihyh; U;k;ky; ds fu.kZ; ds le; vfHk;qDr vuqifLFkfr@Qjkj jgk rFkk mlds }kjk vHkh rd leiZ.k ugha fd;k x;k gSA
fo}ku vihyh; U;k;ky; ds fu.kZ; ds fo:) fuxjkuh ;kfpdk izLrqr ugha dj ,dyihB nkf.Md fofo/k ;kfpdk la[;k&3387@2022 izLrqr dh xbZ] ftlesa vfHk;qDr ds vkpj.k ds laca/k esa xaHkhj fVIi.kh djrs gq, ;g ;kfpdk fnukad 17-02-2026 dks led{k ihB }kjk [kkfjt dh xbZ vkSj mlds mijkar orZeku fuxjkuh ;kfpdk izLrqr dh xbZ gSA
;|fi i{kdkjksa ds chp jkthukek gksuk crk;k gS] ysfdu vkt mldh fØ;kfUorh ds vuqØe esa i{kdkjku mifLFkr ugha gS vkSj fo}ku vf/koDrk vfHk;qDr }kjk bl ckcr~ vkt LFkxu pkgk x;kA
mijksDr foospu ls Li"V gS fd vfHk;qDr yEcs le; ls Qjkj gksdj U;kf;d izfØ;k dks pqukSrh ns jgk gSA
fo}ku vf/koDrk ;kph&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls fuEukafdr U;kf;d fu.kZ; izLrqr dj fuosnu fd;k fd vfHk;qDr ds leZi.k ds fcuk fuxjkuh ;kfpdk iks"k.kh; gS %&
mijksDr U;kf;d fu.kZ;ksa dk voyksdu fd;k x;k] tks n.Mkns'k LFkxu vkosnu dh iks"k.kh;rk vFkok jktLFkku mPp U;k;ky; fu;e 1952 ds fu;e 323 ls lacaf/kr ugha gksdj fuxjkuh ;kfpdk dh iks"k.kh;rk vFkok jktLFkku mPp U;k;ky; fu;e 1952 ds fu;e 311¼3½ ds laca/k esa gSA
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n.Mkns'k LFkxu vkosnu@tekur ds laca/k esa jktLFkku mPp U;k;ky; fu;e 1952 ds fu;e 323¼1½ ds izko/kku lqlaxr gS] tks fuEukuqlkj gS%&
"323. Application for bail.- (1) No application for bail shall be entertained unless the accused has surrendered except where he has been released on bail after conviction under sub-section (2A) of section 426 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The application shall state that the accused has surrendered and is in custody or that he has after his conviction been released on bail by the lower court under sub-section (2A) of section 426 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898."
fo}ku vf/koDrk vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls izLrqr U;kf;d fu.kZ; Vishnu Teli Vs. State of Rajasthan and Anr. ¼iwoksZDr½] Smt. Neelam Vs. State of Rajasthan and Anr. ¼iwoksZDr½] o Pawan Narayania Vs. Rajasthan High Court and Anr.¼iwoksZDr½ ds ekeyksa esa ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS fd tgka i{kdkjksa ds chp /kkjk 138 ,u vkbZ ,DV ds ekeys esa jkthukek gks pqdk gS rks ,slh fLFkfr esa jktLFkku mPp U;k;ky; fu;e 1952 ds fu;e 311¼3½ dh ikyuk ls f'kfFkyrk iznku dh tk ldrh gS rFkk vfHk;qDr ds leiZ.k fd;s fcuk fuxjkuh ;kfpdk dh lquokbZ dh tk ldrh gSA ;gka ;g mYys[kuh; gS fd i{kdkjksa ds chp jkthukek gksdj os fdz;kfUorh gsrq lger gS] bl vuqdze esa i{kdkjku mifLFkr ugha gS] mijksDr ifjfLFkfr ds ckotwn fuxjkuh ;kfpdk dks bl LVst ij [kkfjt ugha fd;k tk jgk gSA U;kf;d fu.kZ; Gian Chand Garg Vs. Harpal Singh and Anr. ¼iwoksZDr½ esa /kkjk 138 ,u vkbZ ,DV dk vijk/k jkthukek ;ksX; gksuk vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gSA mijksDr pkjksa gh U;kf;d fu.kZ;ksa esa n.Mkns'k vkosnu@tekur vkosnu dh iks"k.kh;rk ds laca/k esa jktLFkku mPp U;k;ky; fu;e 1952 ds fu;e 323 ij fopkj ugha gqvk gS] vr% rF;ksa esa fHkUurk ds dkj.k ls mijksDr fu.kZ; vfHk;qDr dks dksbZ ykHk igqapkus dh fLFkfr esa ugha gSA
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pwafd vfHk;qDr }kjk leiZ.k ugha fd;k x;k gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa jktLFkku mPp U;k;ky; fu;e 1952 ds fu;e 323 ds vuqlkj n.Mkns'k LFkxu vkosnu lquokbZ gsrq iks"k.kh; ugha gS] fygktk ek= blh vk/kkj ij ;g LFkxu vkosnu [kkfjt fd;k tkrk gSA
Hkfo"; esa vfHk;qDr }kjk ;fn leiZ.k fd;k tkrk gS] rks og uohu ltk LFkxu vkosnu@tekur vkosnu is'k djus gsrq Lora= gksxkA
(UMA SHANKER VYAS),J
Murari Lal Sharma/ 123
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a suspension-of-sentence application is maintainable when the convicted accused has not surrendered, despite a settlement between the parties.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
Gian Chand Garg Vs. Harpal Singh and Anr.Distinguished
SLP (Criminal) No. 8050/2025 esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 11-08-2025
Vishnu Teli Vs. State of Rajasthan and Anr.Distinguished
2010 SCC Online Raj. 4157 · Who else cites this
Smt. Neelam Vs. State of Rajasthan and Anr.Distinguished
S. B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 2118/2025 esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 18-12-2025
Pawan Narayania Vs. Rajasthan High Court and Anr.Distinguished
D. B. Civil Writ Petition No. 2668/2022 esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 16-02-2022
3 provisions across 2 enactments
Indrajeet Singh
State Of Rajasthan, Through Public Prosecutor
Kumar Vikalp
Uma Shanker Vyas
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