New Delhi, July 27 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday suspended the sentence of former Bihar MLA Raju Kumar Singh, who was sentenced to four years in prison in a case related to the death of Archana Gupta in celebratory firing during a New Year party in 2018.

The High Court noted that there is no possibility of conclusion of the appeal in the near future.

Singh had challenged the trial court's judgment and sentence. His application seeking a stay on his conviction will be heard on August 11, as the trial court records reached the High Court on Monday.

He was disqualified from the legislative Assembly after he was sentenced to 4 years' imprisonment.

Justice Manoj Jain suspended the sentence and directed him to furnish a bail bond of Rs ...