Judgment

DUA, J. - These two appeals are by special leave from the judgment of the Bombay High Court dated 11th August, 1967 allowing the criminal revision applications of two sureties and setting aside the order of the Presidency Magistrate forfeiting their bonds.

2. On March 2, 1964 one Abdul Wahab Ibrahim, who was accused of having committed certain offences under the Customs Act was produced before the Court of the Chief Presidency Magistrate for the purpose of securing his remand. The Chief Presidency Magistrate released him on bail on his executing a bond for a sum of Rs. 2 lakhs with two sureties. The two respondents in this Court Laxman Bania and Dadamiya Babumiya Sheokh stood sureties, the former in the sum of Rs. 50,000/- and the latter in the sum of Rs. 1,50,000/-. The bonds in both the cases were in identical terms. The sureties undertook that he accused would appear before the Court of the Chief Presidency Magistrate on March 12, 1964 or on such other dates as the Court may direct. On March 12, 1964 the accused appeared in the Court of the Chief Presidency Magistrate when the period of bail was extended to 16th April, 1964. According to the direction of the Court the acc