Surender Kumar vs State Of Nct Of Delhi on 19 December, 2019
10. The appellants are seeking condonation of delay that their
previous counsel misrepresented them that the appeal had
been filed. In the present appeal, Sh. S.K.Jha Advocate is
appearing for the appellants and perusal of the record shows
that on 03.11.2017 when the convicts appeared before the
Trial Court and stated that their appeal was pending in the
Court of Sh. Pulatysaya Pramachala, Ld. ASJ for 10.11.2017,
the same counsel Sh. S.K.Jha Advocate was present with the
convicts on 03.11.2017 in the Trial Court. Despite knowing
about the fact that NBWs have been against them, the
convicts did not prefer any appeal against the judgment of
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conviction and order on sentence. Rather, they stopped
coming to the Court and ultimately they were declared
Proclaimed Offender. The accused persons did not appear in
the Court for almost two years. As discussed above, their
conduct is not desirable. There is no ground to condone the
delay in filing the appeal. The application filed by the
appellants for condonation of delay is without any merit and
the same is dismissed.