Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 15-09-2026

Case Overview

  • Petition: Special Leave Petition (Criminal) Diary No. 14755/2026, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 15-07-2025 in CRLREVPET No. 938/2024 passed by the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam.
  • Parties: Petitioner – Sugitha Asharuff; Respondents – Alankar Nidhi Ltd. & Anr.
  • Interlocutory Applications: IA No. 253391/2026 (condonation of delay in filing IA No. 253390/2026), IA No. 253392/2026 (exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment).
  • Hearing Date: 15-09-2026.
  • Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Atul S. Chandurkar.
  • Counsel for Petitioner: M/S. Subash Chandran & Kavitha Law Associates, AOR Mr. Subash Chandran, Adv. Mrs. Kavitha K T, Adv. Mr. Sharat Gopal, Adv. Mr. Syamkrishnan K, Adv. Mr. Vinu Vincent, Adv.
  • Counsel for Respondent: Not specified in the record.

Court Observations & Directions

1. The Court identified an inadvertent clerical error in its earlier order dated 31.08.2026, where the period granted to the petitioner for paying the balance of the sentence amount in installments was recorded as six weeks instead of the six months originally sought.

2. The order dated 31.08.2026 is to be corrected to reflect a six‑month installment period.

3. The petitioner is granted an additional two weeks to comply with the corrected order dated 31.08.2026.

4. The matter is listed for further hearing on 30.09.2026.

Final Outcome

  • The Supreme Court corrected the clerical error, restored the six‑month installment period, provided a two‑week compliance window, and scheduled the next hearing for 30 September 2026.

Topics: Court Order, Criminal SLP, Company Litigation