ORDER

The petitioners herein were proceeded against by the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Nilambur, in M.C.No.66/2005 under Section 446 (i) of the Code of Criminal Procedure , 1973, for realisation of the bond amount, pursuant to the forfeiture of the bail bond executed in C.C.No.250/2003 by that Court. The petitioners had stood as surety to accused No.5 in the aforesaid case. Since the above accused had absconded, they were called upon to produce the accused, and upon failure to do so, the Trial Court ordered the petitioners to remit an amount of Rs.7,500/- each out of the bond amount. In appeal, the learned Sessions Judge reduced the penalty amount to Rs.5,000/- each. The present revision is directed against the aforesaid order of the Appellate Court.

2. The learned counsel for the revision petitioners submitted that the first revision petitioner is no more. However, no application is seen filed for impleading the legal representatives of the first revision petitioner. Heard the learned counsel for the second revision petitioner, and the learned Public Prosecutor representing the State of Kerala.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioners pointed out that the second peti