Criminal Appeal No.1669-SB of 2004 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ... Criminal Appeal No.1669-SB of 2004 Date of Decision: May 19, 2010 Karnail Singh and another ... Appellants VERSUS State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHINDER PAL. 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? Present: Ms.Shweta Bawa, Advocate as amicus curiae for the appellant. Mr.Vishal Munjal, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. -.- MOHINDER PAL, J. This appeal has been filed against the judgment dated 29.07.2005 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Mansa wherein the Court has ordered the appellants to deposit a sum of Rs.25,000/- each under Section 446 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The appellants stood sureties against accused Darshan Singh by undertaking to ensure his presence before the Court. During the pendency of Criminal Appeal No.1669-SB of 2004 2 the trial, the accused absented from appearance in the Court and the sureties failed to bring the accused before the Court on 25.07.2005. The pleas of the sureties were recorded wherein both of them stated that they tried their level best to trace out the accused but failed to find him and, accordingly, the surety amount was imposed upon the appellants. Today, no one has come present on behalf of the appellants and ultimately, Ms.Shweta Bawa, Advocate is appointed as amicus curiae to assist the Court in this case. Except pleading for reduction of the amount, learned counsel has failed to point out any irregularity or illegality in the impugned order. Otherwise, the Appellate Court should be slow in interfering into the order passed by the trial Court unless and until the same is against the provisions of law or arbitrary in nature. Nothing has been pointed out causing prejudice to the appellants in this case. Resultantly, the appeal is dismissed. Copy of this order be sent to the concerned Court for recovery of the fine imposed. May 19, 2010 ( MOHINDER PAL ) jt JUDGE