SLP(Crl) No.(Verified On 17-04-2018)

In criminal special leave petitions, a petitioner seeking relief from the Supreme Court must first surrender and file proof thereof as a condition precedent to the maintainability of the petition; failure to comply within the time granted renders the petition liable to dismissal without further reference. This procedural principle, tracked on casestatus.in, reinforces that an accused cannot seek appellate indulgence while evading custody.