Moving the apex court a day after it issued the NBW to be executed by March 4, Roy admitted that he had "erred" by his non-appearance under a bonafide belief that the court will permit him personal exemption from appearance for one day.
"The applicant (Roy), however is presenting himself before this court as it has always been his resolve to uphold the dignity and majesty of law.
Besides seeking recall of yesterday's order and the NBW, Roy's application sought a stay of the operation of the order during the pendency of this application.
He appealed to the "humane side" of the court to consider sympathetically the wishes of his mother and permit him to be with her in her last moments.
Roy also said that he believed that the court will in all its magnanimity pardon the "error of judgement" on his part and condone his non-appearance since it was "neither intentional nor deliberate".