Supreme Court Exempts Convicted Petitioner from Surrendering

Authority: Supreme Court of India, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh (In Chamber)

Order Date: 14-10-2026

Petitioner: B S MANJUNATH (Special Leave Petition – Criminal, Diary No. 44993/2026).
Respondent: M/S. SRIMATHA MAHILA SAHAKARI BANK NIYAMITHA.
Multiple Interlocutory Applications (IA) were filed across several diary numbers (44977, 45002, 44985, 45000, 44982, 44997, 44995) seeking:
Condonation of delay in filing.
Condonation of delay in refiling / curing defects.
Exemption from surrendering within time.
Specific IA numbers mentioned include: IA 261290, IA 262889, IA 263437, IA 266596, IA 264125, IA 263820, IA 265682, IA 304123, among others.
The petitioner had already been arrested prior to the hearing.
The petitioner was convicted and sentenced to simple imprisonment for one year under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.

IA 261290/2026 (seeking exemption from surrendering) was dismissed as infructuous because the petitioner was already under arrest.
For the remaining IA applications seeking exemption from surrendering (IA 262889, IA 263437, IA 266596, IA 264125, IA 263820, IA 265682, IA 304123), the Court exempted the petitioner from surrendering until the first date of listing of the proceedings before the Court.
The Court directed the Registry to process and list the matter in accordance with the applicable rules.

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Negotiable Instruments Act, Criminal Law