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Surya Baksh Singh vs State Of U.P on 7 October, 2013

9. So far as the non-appearance of the accused persons in the appeal preferred by the state challenging the order of their conviction after suspension of their sentence by the Appellant Court is concerned, a recent judgment of the Hon'ble Apex court in the case of Surya Baksh Singh vs. State of U.P reported in, 2013(12) SCALE 492, has succinctly stated the legal position. The situation which we are confronted with in the CRL.L.P. No. 356/2012 Page 5 of 12 present criminal leave to appeal and in various such other leave petitions preferred by the State is that invariably in all such state appeals the State is not able to serve the respondent mainly because the respondent is not found at his last address or has shifted to some new address. After an order of acquittal is passed in favour of such an accused, whether intentionally or unintentionally, he moves out from his residence where he lastly resided. To deal with this malady, the legislature had introduced Section 437A Cr.P.C. on the statute book. The provision of Section 437A Cr.P.C. is not being strictly adhered to by Subordinate Judiciary dealing with the criminal matters as told to us by the learned Standing Counsel, and therefore, we feel it imperative to direct the learned Metropolitan Magistrates and the Sessions Judges, dealing with the trial of the criminal cases or exercising the Appellate powers, to strictly comply with the mandate of Section 437A Cr.P.C. and also require the accused and the surety to annexe their latest passport size photographs along with their latest residential proof at the same time. Consequently, the final judgment passed by the learned Magistrates or Sessions Judges shall carry an endorsement that necessary bail bond with surety, in compliance with the order, has been furnished by the accused along with latest passport size CRL.L.P. No. 356/2012 Page 6 of 12 photographs and residential proof. The strict observance to the said provision by the Magistrates and the Sessions Courts to a large extent shall prevent unscrupulous persons from absconding to defeat the course of justice.
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