ORDER :

Heard.

2. As many as six persons were convicted by the trial court for offences punishable under Sections 302, 147, 148 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal code and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life. Appeals preferred by them against their conviction and sentence having failed, SLP(Crl.) Nos.7811-7813 of 2007 were filed by five out of the six convicts. Three out of the said petitioners in the said petitions appear to have surrendered while the remaining two, namely, Awadesh (Kumar) Singh and Sawaroo failed to do so. By an order of this Court dated 29th October, 2007, the special leave petitions of the said two petitioners were dismissed by Judge In-Chambers. Notice, qua the remaining three petitioners in the said special Signature Not Verified leave petitions, was issued by this Court on 1st February, 2008, followed by an order dated 6th January, 2009 by which this Court granted leave to appeal against the impugned judgment of the High Court.

3. On 18th July, 2012 when the matter again came up before this Court, learned counsel for the State of Uttar Pradesh was asked whether the absconding convicts had eventually surrendered to custody. He was however unable to