Criminal Misc. No. M-22772 of 2011(O&M) [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-22772 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: December 13, 2011 Mohna ... Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ... Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr.Sanjay Verma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Satyavir Singh Yadav, Dy. Adv. General, Haryana for respondent – State. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) Challenge is to the order dated July 05th, 2011 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Kurukshetra (Annexure P2) affirming the order dated November 06th, 2009 (Annexure P1) of District Magistrate, Kurukshetra (Annexure P1), whereby, petitioner was directed to deposit Rs.2,00,000/-, that is, equivalent to the amount of surety bonds, furnished by him for the release of convict Joginder Singh on parole, who did not turn up on the stipulated date. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that Joginder Singh was got arrested after two months by the petitioner and is undergoing imprisonment, so, forfeiture of the surety amount is not justified. They both belong to the same village. The economic condition of the petitioner is weak and he is the only bread winner of the family. 3. Though, Joginder Singh was arrested later on, but the fact remains that the petitioner, who stood surety for him failed to produce him on the date fixed for his surrender before the Authorities. The petitioner is certainly liable for it, for which he Criminal Misc. No. M-22772 of 2011(O&M) [2] cannot be allowed to go scot free, but the amount of fine may be reduced to a reasonable extent. 4. In this view of the matter, the petition is partly accepted and forfeiture of surety amount is reduced from 2,00,000/- to Rs.5,000/-. The petitioner shall deposit this amount within thirty days from today failing which he shall undergo simple imprisonment for period of 15 days. December 13, 2011 ( NAWAB SINGH ) `gian' JUDGE