K.Govindaraj v. Jagadess
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Madras, after the accused absconded, directed the trial court to initiate proceedings to declare him a proclaimed offender and attach assets, while staying the revision till compliance.
What did the court decide?
Directions to declare accused a proclaimed offender, attach properties, and issue media notice; revision case stayed.
What the court decided
Crl.R.C.No.1296 of 2019
Crl.R.C.No.1296 of 2019
SATHI KUMAR SUKUMARA KURUP, J,
When the case came up for hearing on 16.11.2023, the learned Counsel
for the Revision Petitioner sought a further adjournment. Already, the case was adjourned on request of the learned Counsel for the Revision Petitioner from 19.10.2023 to 02.11.2023. On 02.11.2023, the case did not reach for the hearing in the list. Therefore, it was automatically adjourned to 16.11.2023. On 16.11.2023, when the learned Counsel for the Revision Petitioner sought adjournment repeatedly, the Criminal Revision Case was dismissed with a direction to the learned Judicial Magistrate, Fast Track Court No.I, Erode, to issue warrant in continuation of the judgment of conviction recorded by the learned Judicial Magistrate, Fast Track Court No.I, Erode, in S.T.C.No.284 of 2016 dated 07.11.2017 and to detain the Accused in prison to undergo sentence of imprisonment. The case was posted for a compliance report of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Fast Track Court No.I, Erode, to 13.12.2023.
- Today, 13.12.2023, when the case came up for hearing, the report of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Fast Track Court No.I, Erode, received in
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Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
What steps should be taken when an accused in a revision case absconds and cannot be traced for arrest?
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
K. Govindaraj
Coram
Sathi Kumar Sukumara Kurup
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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