India, July 21 -- The Delhi high court on Tuesday declined to immediately suspend the conviction and sentence of Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Raju Kumar Singh in connection with the death of a woman during celebratory firing at his farmhouse in South Delhi's Fatehpur Beri on New Year's Eve in 2018, observing that the offence with which he was charged was serious.

A bench of justice Manoj Jain issued a notice in Singh's applications, sought a response from the Delhi police, and asked for the same to be also given to the deceased's family for their response and listed the matter for further hearing on July 24.

"Its unfortunate. Why should you seek suspension of conviction? Section 304 (IPC) is a serious offence," it said.

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