The Supreme Court has issued guidelines regarding the listing of Criminal Appeals against High Court orders involving the death penalty.
As per the Office Order dated February 12, these guidelines shall be followed scrupulously by all.
The guidelines are as follows:
(A) In matters where the appeal is against a High Court order upholding the death penalty and leave is granted by Supreme Court, the Criminal Appeal will be listed for hearing before a Three Judges Bench within not later than six months from the date of grant of leave, irrespective of whether an appeal is ready or not.
(B) (i) As soon as an SLP involving death penalty is filed, a communication from the Registry may be sent to the court appealed from, seeking a certificate of service as well as an original record within a period of thirty days from the receipt of such intimation or further within such period as may be directed by the Court. The record will be sent along with the translated copy of the documents which may be in vernacular language.
(ii) On grant of leave by the Supreme Court, the Registry may insist on the filing of additional documents by the parties within a period of thirty days after the receipt of intimation in this regard.
(iii) In the event records or additional documents have not been received/filed, the matter may be listed before Judges concerned in Chambers with appropriate office report for directions, instead of listing the matter before the Registrar Court as per the existing practice.
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