https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463756 Suspension of sentence pending appeal was considered under Section 389 CrPC where the appellant, convicted under the NDPS Act and serving concurrent rigorous imprisonment terms, had already undergone more than seven years and eight months of custody. The Court applied the principle that, in non-life imprisonment cases, completion of about 50% of the substantive sentence is a relevant ground for suspension, especially when the appeal is unlikely to be heard soon. On that basis, the sentence was suspended and bail was granted subject to bond, surety, and compliance with conditions. en-us Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:31:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463756 Suspension of sentence pending appeal was considered under Section 389 CrPC where the appellant, convicted under the NDPS Act and serving concurrent rigorous imprisonment terms, had already undergone more than seven years and eight months of custody. The Court applied the principle that, in non-life imprisonment cases, completion of about 50% of the substantive sentence is a relevant ground for suspension, especially when the appeal is unlikely to be heard soon. On that basis, the sentence was suspended and bail was granted subject to bond, surety, and compliance with conditions. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463756