IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH APRIL 2008 / 20TH CHAITHRA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1244 of 2008() ------------------------------ CRA.751/2007 of SESSIONS COURT, KOZHIKOE MC.38/2007 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, NADAPURAM .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANTS: ----------------------------- 1. SULAIKHA, W/O.ABDULLA HAJI, CHUNDYAIL THAMAZIKKUM PUTHANPURAYIL, P.O.MUNDAVANDERI, TUNERI AMSOM, MUDAVANDERI DESOM, VATAKARA TALUK. 2. SAINABA, W/O.MOOSA, THAYILKANDIYIL THAMAZIKKUM, PILATTIYATH, THAZHEKUNI MUDUVANDERI DESOM, VADAKARA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.SUDHEESH.A. SMT.BINDU C.V. RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENT: ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. K.S. SIVAKUMAR THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Crl. R.P. No. 1244 of 2008 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dated: 09-04-2008 ORDER Petitioners who are the sureties to the accused in C.P. No. 212 of 2006 on the file of the J.F.C.M. Nadapuram were proceeded against under Sec. 446 Cr.P.C. on account of the non- appearance of the accused. The bond amount was Rs. 25,000/-. To the show cause notice to them, they have no valid explanations to be offered. The trial court accordingly imposed the entire bond amount as penalty as per order dated 14-06- 2007. On appeal preferred by the revision petitioners as Crl. Appeal No. 751 of 2007 the Sessions Court, Kozhikode reduced the penalty to Rs. 5,000/- each. Hence, this Revision. 2. In as much the accused was subsequently produced by the petitioners before Court and also having regard to the fact that the petitioners are in impecunious circumstances and they were not privies to the abscondance of the accused in the C.P. Case, I am inclined to reduce the penalty to Rs. 2,500/- (Rupees two thousand and five hundred only). Each of the Crl.R.P. 1244 of 2008 -:2:- petitioners shall pay the reduced penalty of Rs. 2,500/- within one month from today failing which they shall be proceeded against in accordance with law. V. RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE)