Aabid @ Monu Khan vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh on 10 July, 2026

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Aabid @ Monu Khan vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh on 10 July, 2026

               ITEM NO.2                       COURT NO.13                     SECTION II-E

                                  S U P R E M E C O U R T O F           I N D I A
                                          RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

            Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s). 12008/2026

     [Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 12-05-2026
     in IA No. 1530/2026 passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh
     Principal Seat at Jabalpur]

     AABID @ MONU KHAN                                                       Petitioner(s)

                                                    VERSUS

     THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ANR.                                      Respondent(s)


     IA No. 188092/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED
     JUDGMENT

IA No. 188093/2026 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.

Date : 10-07-2026 This matter was called on for hearing today.

SPONSORED

CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE

(PARTIAL COURT WORKING DAYS BENCH)

For Petitioner(s) :Mr. Prathvi Raj Chauhan, AOR
Mr. Venkatesh Rajput, Adv.

Mr. Vipul Kumar, Adv.

For Respondent(s) :Mr. Rudraditya Khare, DAG
Mr. Surjeet Singh, Adv.

Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker, AOR

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R

1. Heard Mr. Prthvi Raj Chauhan, learned counsel for

the petitioner and Mr. Rudraditya Khare, learned counsel
Signature Not Verified

appearing for the respondent, on advance notice.
Digitally signed by
Deepak Guglani
Date: 2026.07.10
16:55:41 IST
Reason:

2. In the impugned order, High Court has denied

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suspension of sentence, pending the disposal of the

criminal appeal. The petitioner stands convicted for the

offence under Section 376(1) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860

(for short, ‘IPC’), and sentenced to undergo imprisonment

for 10 years and further been directed to pay a fine of Rs.

5,000/-.

3. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner has

already undergone three years and six months in custody.

Learned counsel submits that the sentence imposed is a

fixed sentence and the appeal is likely to take a

considerable amount of time. Learned counsel also draws

attention to the deposition of the prosecutrix to contend

that, prima facie, the appellant (petitioner herein) has a

reasonable chance of success in the appeal.

4. We have heard learned counsel for the parties. We

have perused the records including the deposition of the

prosecutrix.

5. Considering that the sentence is a fixed sentence

and the fact that the petitioner has undergone three years

and six months, and also having perused the evidence of PW-

1, we are inclined to suspend the sentence of the

petitioner pending appeal.

6. We direct that the pending hearing of Criminal

Appeal No. 691 of 2026 by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh

at Jabalpur, the sentence is suspended and the petitioner

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is enlarged on bail in connection with FIR No. 50 of 2023,

registered with Garh Police Station, District Rewa, Madhya

Pradesh, for the offences punishable under Sections 376(1)

of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

7. The Special Leave Petition is disposed of in the

above terms.

8. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stands

disposed of.

  (RAHUL KUMAR)                                (MANOJ KUMAR)
COURT MASTER (SH)                           COURT MASTER (NSH)




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