IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST NOVEMBER 2007 / 30TH KARTHIKA 1929 CRL.A.No. 1155 of 2007(Y) ----------------------------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER IN MC 32 /2005 IN SC.607/2001 of ADDL.SESSIONS COURT-TRIAL OF ABKARI ACT CASES,NEYYATTINKARA .................... APPELLANT: RESPONDENTS ---------------------- 1. PONNAMMA, D/O.ROSAMMA, MUTTAKKATTU COLONY, VELLARADA DESOM, VELLARADA VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SUMATHY, D/O.LEELA, MUTTAKKATTU COLONY, VELLARADA DESOM, VELLARADA VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.SAJU.S.A RESPONDENTS: PETITIONER ------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA - REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.M.NAZAR THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = Crl.Appeal.No. 1155 of 2007 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 21st day of November, 2007 ORDER Having regard to the fact that accused for whom the appellants stood as sureties has subsequently appeared before the Court below and has been convicted and also having regard to the fact that the petitioners are ladies in impecunious circumstances, I am inclined to reduce the penalty by 50%. Accordingly the penalty imposed on each of the revision petitioners is reduced to Rs.7,500/-(Rupees Seven thousand five hundred only) each. If the reduced amount of Rs. 7,500/- per petitioner is ultimately found irrecoverable, the petitioner shall have to suffer imprisonment in civil prison for a period of three months. This appeal is allowed in part. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE sj /True Copy/ P.A To Judge