Ramanlal Bhailal Patel & Ors VS. State Of Gujarat

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Ramanlal Bhailal Patel & Ors VS. State Of Gujarat

The Judgement Information System REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS PETITION NO. 1775 OF 2007

IN

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 179 OF 2007

SIDHARTH VASHISHT @ MANU SHARMA ... APPELLANT

VERSUS

THE STATE (N.C.T. OF DELHI) ... RESPONDENT

J U D G M E N T

C.K. THAKKER, J.

1. The present application is filed by the appellant-accused under Section 389 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as `the Code') for suspension of sentence pending appeal in this Court and to release him on bail.

2 2. Since an appeal against an order of conviction and sentence recorded by the High Court of Delhi is admitted by this Court and awaits final hearing, we will not enter into larger questions and deal with the present application for suspension of sentence and bail.

3. Shortly stated, the case of the prosecution was that on April 29-30, 1999, a party was organized at `Tamarind Cafi' inside Qutub Colonnade. It was a private party where certain persons were invited and liquor was served. Jessica Lal (since deceased) and one Shyan Munshi were in charge of the bar. It was the allegation of the prosecution that appellant Sidhartha Vashisht @ Manu Sharma along with his friends came there and asked for liquor. Jessica Lal and Shyan Munshi did not oblige him by providing liquor since the bar was closed. According to the pros...

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