S Ramkumar vs. Union Of India

SLP(Cr.) D.No.39804/2023

ITEM NO.1702

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) Diary No(s). 39804/2023

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Petitioner(s)

Respondent(s)

VERSUS

INSPECTOR OF POLICE

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.254659/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.254656/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No.254654/2023-EXEMPTION FROM SURRENDERING TIME No.254663/2023-CONDONATION OF WITHIN and $\mathbf{I}\mathbf{A}$ DELAY $IN$ REFILING/CURING THE DEFECTS)

Date: 02-01-2024 This petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN [IN CHAMBER]

For Petitioner(s) Mr. S. Nagamuthu, Sr. Adv. Mr. C. Paramasivam, Adv. Mr. V. Krishna Kumar, Adv. Mr. Nishant Sharma, Adv. Ms. Adviteeva, Adv. Mr. Rakesh K. Sharma, AOR

For Respondent(s)

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following ORDER

Heard learned senior counsel for the petitioner.

The petitioner was convicted by the Principal Special Judge for CBI Cases, Chennai in C.C. No. 24/99 in R.C. No. 15(A)/97 under Sections 120(b) $r/w$ 420 of IPC and 13(2) $r/w$ 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 vide judgment and order dated 1.2000 and was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for a period ...................................... petitioner before the High Court of Judicature at Madras being Criminal Appeal No.621 of 2011 was dismissed vide judgment and

SECTION II-C

COURT NO.7

order dated 14.09.2023.

Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a senior citizen and aged about 72 years. He further submits that during trial as well as during appellate proceedings, he was on bail. On merits also, he submits that there is a fair possibility of petitioner succeeding in the present challenge.

Having regard to the above and on due consideration, I.A. seeking exemption is allowed.

The petitioner is exempted from surrendering.

Office to list the matter before the appropriate Bench.

(JATINDER KAUR) (RAM SUBHAG SINGH)

P.S. to REGISTRAR COURT MASTER (NSH)