M.Govindaraj v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Monday, the Fourth day of July Two Thousand Twenty Two PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr Justice D. BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS PETITION No.8525 of 2022 IN CRL RC.839/2022 M.GOVINDARAJ [ PETITIONER ] Vs THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU [ RESPONDENT ] REP BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SULUR POLICE STATION, COIMBATORE DISTRICT.

CRIME NO.519 OF 2015.

Petition praying that in the circumstances stated therein the High Court will be pleased to exempt his from surrender in CC No.113 of 2017 dated 21.03.2018 on the file of the Learned Judicial Magistrate Court, Sulur, Coimbatore as confirmed by the Judgment of the Learned V Additional District and Sessions Judge, Coimbatore in C.A.No.137 of 2018 dated 04.10.2019.

Order : This petition coming on for orders upon perusing the petition and upon hearing the arguments of M/S.M.N.BALAKRISHNAN, Advocate for the petitioner and of MR.S.VINOTH KUMAR, Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side)on behalf of the Respondent the court made the following order:- This petition is filed to exempt the petitioner from surrendering on the Judgment and sentence imposed by the learned Judicial Magistrate Court, Sulur, Coimbatore, dated 21.03.2018 in C.C.No.113 of 2017 and confirmed by the learned V Additional District and Sessions Judge, Coimbatore, dated 04.10.2019 in C.A.No.137 of 2018, pending the disposal of the present Criminal Revision Case. 2.I have perused the petition filed for exemption and I am not satisfied with the reasons mentioned in the application. 3.The Judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Surya Baksh Singh Vs. State of U.P., has held in paragraph No.25, which reads as follows:-

"The routine is to file an appeal, apply and get enlarged on bail or get exempted from surrender, and thereafter wilfully to become untraceable or unresponsive. It is the bounden duty cast upon the Judge not merely to ensure that an innocent person is not punished but equally not to become a mute spectator to the spectacle of the convict circumventing his conviction." Similarly, in the Judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, in Vivek Rai v. High Court of Jharkhand, in paragraph No.3, has held as hereunder:- "We do not find any merit in the challenge to the validity of the Rule. It is well-known practice that generally a revision against conviction and sentence is filed after an appeal is dismissed and the convicted person is taken into custody in the Court itself.

The object of the Rule is to ensure that a person who has been convicted by two courts obeys the law and does not abscond. The provision cannot thus be held to be arbitrary in any manner. The provision is to regulate the procedure of the Court and does not, in any manner, conflict with the substantive provisions of CrPC relied upon by the petitioners."

Therefore, this Court is of the opinion that in a routine manner, exemption from surrender cannot be granted. 4.In this case, there is no special and acceptable reasons assigned in the application for grant for exemption from surrender. Therefore, the Criminal Miscellaneous Petition for exemption shall stand dismissed. However, one more opportunity is granted to the petitioner to surrender before 11.07.2022.

-sd/- 04/07/2022 This order, on being produced, be punctually observed and carried into execution by all concerned TRUE COPY Sub-Assistant Registrar (Statistics/C.S.) High Court, Madras - 600 104.

TO 1 THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, SULUR, COIMBATORE 2 THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE COIMBATORE(FOR INFORMATION)

3 V ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, COIMBATORE.

4 INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SULUR POLICE STATION, COIMBATORE DISTRICT.

5 THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT, MADRAS.

C.C. to M/S.M.N.BALAKRISHNAN Advocate on payment of necessary charges Order in CRL MP.8525/2022 in CRL RC.839/2022 Date :04/07/2022 From 7.2.2001 the Registry is issuing certified copies of the BAIL/Anti.BAIL Orders in this format RVR 07/07/2022