New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- The Delhi High court in a recent judgement, expressed strong displeasure over the fact that a murder convict did not surrender even after rejection of his appeal by the High Court in 2012. It took agencies 13 years to arrest the Convict. He was arrested in October 2025.

In view of the facts and circumstances surfaced during the hearing, the Delhi High Court framed guidelines to be followed by the concerned authorities.

The High Court was dealing with a case of convict Sonu alias Sonu Singh alias Gopal, who was convicted on January 24, 2009, for murder during dacoity.

Division Bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja took note of the Status Report filed by the Superintendent of Jail, which reveals that the...