JUDGMENT

ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, J.

1. This writ petition has been filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India seeking to declare Rule 159 of the High Court of Jharkhand Rules, 2001 as violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution and provisions of Sections 397 and 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (“Cr.P.C.”). The rule in question is as follows:

“In the case of revision under Sections 397 and 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 arising out of conviction and sentence of imprisonment, the petitioner shall state whether the petition shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the relevant order. If he has not surrendered the petition shall be accompanied by an application seeking leave to surrender within a specified period. On sufficient cause if shown, the Bench may grant such time and on such conditions as it thinks and proper. No such revision shall be posted for admission unless the petitioner has surrendered to custody in the concerned Court.”

2. Case of the petitioners is that they have been convicted and sentenced under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (“IPC”) and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Against the said conviction and s