IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 4TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 15TH MAGHA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 247 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRA.136/2007 of SESSIONS COURT, THALASSERY CC.353/2003 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, TALIPARAMBA (MC.75/06) .................... REVN. PETITIONER: PETITIONER/APPELLANT -------------------------------------- VANKANNA LAKSHMI, W/O.SELVARAJ, RESIDING AT MUZHAPPILANGAD AMSOM DESOM, THALASSERY TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.B.PREMNATH (E) RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENT ----------------------- STATE OF KERALA,(REPRESENTED BY THE S.H.O., TALIPARAMBA POLICE STATION), REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. M.S. BREEZE THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Crl.R.P. No. 247 of 2008 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dated: 4th day of February, 2008 ORDER Petitioner who is a woman was one of the sureties for the accused in C.C. No. 353 of 2003 on the file of the J.F.C.M. Taliparamba. The bond amount of Rs. 10,000/-. Consequent on the non-appearance of the accused in the above case, proceedings were initiated against the petitioner as well as other surety under Sec. 446 Cr.P.C. as M.C. No. 75 of 2006. As per Annexure I order dated 6-12- 2006, the learned Magistrate imposed the bond amount of Rs. 10,000/- as penalty on both the sureties. An appeal preferred by the petitioner before the Sessions Court, Thalassery as Crl.Appeal 136 of 2007 was disposed of on 1-1-2008 reducing the penalty amount by 50%. It is the said order which is assailed in this Revision. 2. Annexure II order dated 3-11-2007 shows that the accused in the aforesaid C.C. case which was subsequently re-registered as S.T.C. 2323 of 2007 was acquitted under Sec. 257 Cr.P.C. In view of the subsequent appearance of the accused before the Court and also in view of the fact that the petitioner is a woman who is residing in a laksham veedu colony and the impecunious circumstances, I am Crl.R.P. No. 247 of 2008 -:2:- inclined to reduce the penalty amount to Rs. 2,500/- (Rupees two thousand five hundred only). The petitioner is given two months' time from today to deposit the reduced penalty of Rs. 2,500/- failing which proceedings for recovery of the same shall be initiated and ultimately, if the penalty is found irrecoverable, she shall undergo simple imprisonment in civil prison for a period of two months. The amounts if any deposited by the petitioner shall be permitted to be adjusted. This Crl.R.P. is disposed of as above. V. RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE) ani.