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33. It is pertinent to note that the Appellant had filed an appeal challenging the judgment of the learned Sessions Judge convicting him for the murder of his wife. The Appellant also filed an application for suspension of sentence. The said application was rejected by this Court by an order dated 2nd April 2019, after a detailed consideration of the matter.

34. Thereafter, the Appellant filed an application for grant of temporary bail. The jail authorities allowed the Appellant to go on parole; however, he failed to report back to the prison after his release. When the appeal came up for hearing, this Court issued a non-bailable warrant against the Appellant vide order dated 15 th January 2024. It was subsequently reported that the warrant could not be executed as the Appellant was unable to move due to paralysis. Consequently, this Court granted temporary bail to the Appellant on 6 th September 2024 for a period of one year. The one-year period expired on 6 th September 2025. This appeal was taken up for hearing and concluded for judgment on 11th September 2025. Upon query to the Advocate for the Appellant and the learned APP, it was informed that the Appellant has still failed to report back to prison even after the expiry of the 17 of 17 914-APEAL.239.2019-J.odt temporary bail period on 6th September 2025.