{"id":171935,"date":"2009-08-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-23T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/moopantakath-abdul-sathar-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-24-august-2009"},"modified":"2018-04-30T14:56:26","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T09:26:26","slug":"moopantakath-abdul-sathar-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-24-august-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/moopantakath-abdul-sathar-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-24-august-2009","title":{"rendered":"Moopantakath Abdul Sathar vs The State Of Kerala on 24 August, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Moopantakath Abdul Sathar vs The State Of Kerala on 24 August, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nCRL.A.No. 1747 of 2009()\n\n\n1. MOOPANTAKATH ABDUL SATHAR,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. T.M.ASSAINAR KUTTY, S\/O.POKKAR HAJI,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.A.MOHAMED MUSTAQUE\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice M.N.KRISHNAN\n\n Dated :24\/08\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n                     M.N.KRISHNAN, J.\n                  ...........................................\n                  CRL.A.NO.1747 OF 2009\n                 .............................................\n            Dated this the 24th day of August, 2009\n\n                         J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>     This is an appeal            preferred against the order in<\/p>\n<p>M.C.No.67\/2009 in S.C.No.517\/2007. As the accused was not<\/p>\n<p>present, directions were given to the sureties to produce<\/p>\n<p>the accused. They did not produce the accused nor did<\/p>\n<p>tender any valid explanation.              Therefore, the bonds were<\/p>\n<p>forfeited   and they were directed to pay                         penalty of<\/p>\n<p>Rs.20,000\/= each.\n<\/p>\n<p>     2. The learned counsel for the appellants would<\/p>\n<p>contend that there was no deliberate avoidance of the court<\/p>\n<p>and    they had not helped           the       accused        to evade   the<\/p>\n<p>presence from the court. It is also submitted that they are<\/p>\n<p>in a poor financial circumstance and so leniency should be<\/p>\n<p>shown.\n<\/p>\n<p>     3. After taking into consideration all the materials, I am<\/p>\n<p>inclined to reduce the penalty to Rs.7,500\/= in stead of<\/p>\n<p>Rs.20,000\/=.     Therefore, the criminal appeal is partly<\/p>\n<p>allowed    and   the penalty imposed                     is   reduced   from<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">                           : 2 :<\/span><br \/>\nCRL.A.NO.1747 OF 2009<\/p>\n<p>Rs.20,000\/= each to Rs.7,500\/= each and if the amount<\/p>\n<p>cannot be  realised or deposited, then the appellants have<\/p>\n<p>to undergo imprisonment in civil prison for six weeks.<\/p>\n<p>                              M.N.KRISHNAN, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>cl<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">                       : 3 :<\/span><br \/>\nCRL.A.NO.1747 OF 2009<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Moopantakath Abdul Sathar vs The State Of Kerala on 24 August, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM CRL.A.No. 1747 of 2009() 1. MOOPANTAKATH ABDUL SATHAR, &#8230; Petitioner 2. T.M.ASSAINAR KUTTY, S\/O.POKKAR HAJI, Vs 1. 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