Vijay v. State of Tamil Nadu represented by
Case brief
What is this about?
Exemption from surrender / pre-surrender waiver refused; Madras High Court, single judge (Shamim Ahmed, J.), CRL MP No. 8757 of 2026 in CRL RC No. 1103 of 2026, order dated 03-06-2026. Conviction and sentence in C.C. No. 470 of 2024 (JM No. II, Tiruppur) confirmed in C.A. No. 316 of 2024 (Sessions Judge, Special Court under SC/ST (POA) Act, Tiruppur); petitioner sought to avoid surrender pending criminal revision; held no compelling or extraordinary grounds, statutory mandate cannot be bypassed, relying on Court's earlier order Crl.M.P.No.8756 of 2026. Keywords: surrender exemption, mandatory surrender, revision petition maintainability, dismissal, SC/ST (POA) Act special court, Crime No. 503/2024.
What did the court decide?
The Court found no compelling or extraordinary grounds to waive the mandatory requirement of surrender prior to the consideration of the Criminal Revision Petition.