IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 4TH JANUARY 2010 / 14TH POUSHA 1931 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3957 of 2009() ------------------------------ CRA.146/2009 of SESSIONS COURT, MANJERI MC.13/2009 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, TIRUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER/ APPELLANT:- -------------------------------------- POKKATTU NARAYANAN S/O.AYAPPAN, VETTOM AMSOM,TIRUR TALUK,MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. MR. C.V.MANUVILSAN MR. P.G.SURESH MS. K.VIDYA MANUVILSAN MR. M.R.VIBIN RESPONDENT/ RESPONDENT:- ---------------------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, AT ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. MR. C.S. HRITHWIK, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON CRL. M.A. NO. 12564/2009 IN CRL. R.P. NO. 3957/2009 DISMISSED 04.01.2010 sd/- V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. V. RAMKUMAR , J. ========================== Crl.R.P. No. 3957 of 2009 ========================== Dated this the 4th day of January, 2010. ORDER The petitioner, who was one of the sureties for the accused in Crime No. 510 of 2008 which was a case on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Tirur was proceeded against under Section 446 Cr.P.C consequent on the non-appearance of the accused in the above case. The bond amount was for Rs.25,000/-. To the show cause notice issued to him in Form No. 48 of the II Schedule to Cr.P.C., the petitioner had no valid explanation to offer. The learned Magistrate imposed the bond amount as penalty. On appeal preferred by the revision petitioner and the other surety before the Sessions Court, Manjeri as Crl. Appeal No. 146 of 2009, the learned Sessions Judge reduced the penalty to Rs.8000/- each. Hence this revision. 2. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that the petitioner is impecunious person who was not privy to the abscondance of the accused in Crime No. 510 of 2008, I am inclined to reduce the penalty to Crl.R.P. No. 3957/2009 : 2 : Rs.5000/- (Rupees five thousand only). The petitioner shall deposit the reduced penalty within two months from today, failing which proceedings shall be initiated against him for realisation of the same. This Crl. R.P is disposed of as above. Dated this the 4th day of January, 2010. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv Crl.R.P. No. 3957/2009 : 3 :