Bombay High Court Suspends Life Sentences of Convicts in Kidnapping for Ransom Case Pending Appeal — Bail Granted on Grounds of Long Incarceration and Delay in Appeal Hearing. The court held that under Section 389 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, sentence can be suspended pending appeal when the appeal is not likely to be heard soon and the convict has undergone a substantial period of custody.
4 Feb 2019The judgment pertains to multiple criminal applications filed by convicts seeking suspension of sentence and bail pending appeal. The applicants were ...




