IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH

CRR No. 1107 of 2012.

Date of Decision: 19.7.2012.

Pirthi

.... Petitioner

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State of Haryana

.... Respondent

CRR No. 1108 of 2012.

Date of Decision: 19.7.2012.

Subhash Chander & Mahender

.... Petitioners

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State of Haryana

.... Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH

Present:

Mr. G.C. Shahpuri, Advocate,

for the petitioners.

Mr. Anmol Malik, AAG Haryana.

NAWAB SINGH.J (ORAL)

This order disposes of above named two

revisions arising out of a common judgment dated March 19th, 2012

passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Fathabad whereby

petitioners were imposed penalty of Rs.1 lac each in proceedings

under Section 446 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Pirthi-petitioner is undergoing imprisonment for

life and is lodged in Central Jail, Hisar. He was released on parole

on April 12th, 2010 for six weeks. He was to surrender before the

Jail authorities on May 24th, 2010. He did not surrender because his

mother fell sick. He moved application (Annexure P-5) before the

Superintendent of Jail but the same was declined.

The petitioner surrendered on June 14th, 2010.

CRR No. 1107 of 2012.

(2)

Subhash Chander and Mahender Singh

(petitioners) stood surety for Prithi and furnished surety bonds

before the authorities.

Learned counsel for the petitioners has

contended that the convict has surrendered before the Jail

Authorities of his own. Earlier he could not surrender on account of

unavoidable circumstances as stated aforesaid. It has been further

urged that it is very difficult for the petitioners to eke out their

livlihood.

The submissions advanced by learned counsel

for the petitioners being convincing, the petitions are accepted and

the amount of surety bonds is reduced from Rs.1 lac to Rs.5,000/-

each. The petitioners shall deposit the amount of fine on or before

August 10th, 2012.

19.7.2012.

(NAWAB SINGH)

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JUDGE