O R D E R Dated this the 5^th day of February,2026 The petitioners are the sureties in M.C.No.117/2024 on the file of the Court of the Sub Divisional Magistrate, Thiruvalla, which was initiated against the 4th respondent in the above case, who is none other than the son of the petitioners.

2. The petitioners have stated in the Criminal Miscellaneous Case that, the 4^th respondent is an accused in several cases. Based on the report of the Pulikeezhu Police Station, the Sub-Divisional Magistrate had passed a preliminary order under Section 129 r/w Section 130 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023 ( BNSS ), directing the 4^th respondent to execute a bond with two sureties in order to maintain good behaviour. Notwithstanding the undertaking made by the petitioners and the 4^th respondent, the 4^th respondent got involved in a subsequent crime. Consequently, the 2^nd respondent forfeited the bond and directed the petitioners to pay Rs.25,000/- each within one month as pe