IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH MAY 2008 / 6TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 15767 of 2008(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SHAJU AUGUSTINE, PEREKKATIL HOUSE, KIDANGOOR P.O., ANGAMALY. BY ADV. SRI.SHEJI P.ABRAHAM RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, (HOME DEPARTMENT GOVT.OF KERALA SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. STATE OF KERALA REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.GIKKU JACOB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J ------------------------------------ W.P(C). No.15767 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of May, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner has been found guilty, convicted and sentenced in a prosecution under the provisions of the Prevention of Adulteration Act. The verdict of guilty, conviction and sentence have now become final. The sentence is to be executed. At this stage, the petitioner has come to this Court with a prayer that execution of the sentence may be stayed pending disposal of an application which he is said to have filed before the Government under Section 433 Cr.P.C. 2. I am not satisfied that pendency of an application under Section 433 Cr.P.C can be reckoned as a sufficient ground to stay the execution of the sentence which has become final. Needless to say that the petitioner's application must be disposed of as expeditiously as possible, but at any rate execution of the sentence cannot and need not wait for the disposal of the said application. 3. This Writ Petition is dismissed with the above observations. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) rtr/- 2