Supreme Court – Daily Orders
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.
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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