Suspension of Sentence and Principles Explained in Recent Judgment

Suspension of Sentence and Principles Explained in Recent Judgment

*Criminal Law* : 

When a convicted person is sentenced to a fixed period of sentence and when he files an appeal under any statutory right, suspension of sentence should be considered by the Appellate Court liberally unless there are exceptional circumstances. Of course, if there is any statutory restriction against suspension of sentence, it is a different matter. When the sentence is life imprisonment, the consideration for suspension of sentence could be of a different approach. But if for any reason the sentence of a limited duration cannot be suspended, every endeavour should be made to dispose of the appeal on merits, more so when a motion for expeditious hearing of the appeal is made in such cases. - Aasif @ Pasha v. State of UP [2025] GCtR 1412 (SC)