IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P.

WEDNESDAY, THE 8^TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2021 / 17TH BHADRA, 1943 CRL.A NO. 2520 OF 2006 AGAINST THE ORDER IN MC 8/2006 DATED 23.3.2006 IN S.C.NO.841/2000 OF ADDITIONAL SESSIONS JUDGE, FAST TRACK (ADHOC)-II, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM APPELLANTS/COUNTER PETITIONERS/SURETIES/2ND ACCUSED:

1 APPU S/O SANTHAN, AGED 1 YEARS REJI BHAVAN, MARUTHAMMALKA (PO),, VITHURA VILLAGE.

2 GOPINATHAN, S/O.KUTTAN SWAMI VITHURA JEREY FARM LABOUR QUARTERS,, QUARTERS NO. L.Q.I, MARUTHAMALA (PO),, VITHURA VILLAGE.

BY ADVS.

NAGARAJ NARAYANAN A.G.GIRISH KUMAR SAIJO HASSAN A.S.SABU RESPONDENT/STATE:

STATE OF KERALA, REP BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,, ERNAKULAM.

BY ADV PUBLIC PROSECUTOR OTHER PRESENT:

SRI RANJITH GEORGE (GP)

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08.09.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

This appeal has been filed challenging the order in M.C.No.8/2006 in S.C.No.841/2000 through which a penalty of Rs.10,000/- each was imposed on the appellants, who were sureties to the 2^nd accused in S.C.No.841/2000. It is submitted that the appellants had taken all earnest efforts to