LAWS(SC)-2023-12-24

AFJAL ANSARI Vs. STATE OF U.P.

Decided On December 14, 2023
Afjal Ansari Appellant
V/S
STATE OF U.P. Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) This appeal is directed against the order dtd. 24/7/2023, passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (hereinafter, 'High Court'), partially allowing the application filed by the Appellant under Sec. 389(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter, 'CrPC'), for the stay on the sentence and conviction, awarded by the Learned Additional Sessions Judge, MP/MLA Court, Ghazipur (hereinafter, 'Trial Court') vide judgement and order dtd. 29/4/2023. The High Court, has through the impugned order, suspended the Appellant's sentence and granted him bail but the stay on conviction has been declined.

(3.) At this juncture, it is imperative to delve into the factual matrix to set out the context of the present proceedings.