https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458507 Post-conviction suspension of sentence under Section 389 CrPC requires the appellate court to exercise discretion on settled principles and to record strong and compelling reasons, especially because the presumption of innocence no longer operates after conviction. Bail should not be granted by reappreciating evidence as if deciding the appeal on merits; instead, the court must identify prima facie infirmity in the conviction or other sufficient grounds. In a conviction for dowry death and allied offences based on evidence of cruelty, dowry harassment and an unnatural death soon after marriage, casual suspension of sentence without adequate reasoning is impermissible. The article states that the High Court's bail order was unjustified and liable to be set aside. en-us Fri, 14 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 05 Nov 2024 07:35:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458507 Post-conviction suspension of sentence under Section 389 CrPC requires the appellate court to exercise discretion on settled principles and to record strong and compelling reasons, especially because the presumption of innocence no longer operates after conviction. Bail should not be granted by reappreciating evidence as if deciding the appeal on merits; instead, the court must identify prima facie infirmity in the conviction or other sufficient grounds. In a conviction for dowry death and allied offences based on evidence of cruelty, dowry harassment and an unnatural death soon after marriage, casual suspension of sentence without adequate reasoning is impermissible. The article states that the High Court's bail order was unjustified and liable to be set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 14 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458507