Ramachandran v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court at Ernakulam disposed of Criminal Revision Petition against reduction of penalty on surety under NI Act. Reduced penalty from Rs.25,000/- to Rs.10,000/- due to equal liability of surety but acknowledged submission.
What did the court decide?
Penalty reduced to Rs.10,000/- with balance of Rs.5,000/- paid within two weeks; trial court order retained in all other respects.
What the court decided
A compact analysis
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN
MONDAY, THE 30TH DAY OF JANUARY 2012/10TH MAGHA 1933
CRRP.No. 158 of 2012 ()
CRA.29/2011 of SESSIONS COURT,KOLLAM ST.230/2007 of CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE COURT,KOLLAM
REVISION PETITIONER(S)/APPELLANT/COUNTER PETITIONER NO.2:
RAMACHANDRAN
S/O.SREEDHARAN, PRASANTHI, KUREEPUZHA KOLLAM.
BY ADVS.SRI.SHABU SREEDHARAN
SRI.C.K.PRASAD
SRI.T.S.ANURAJ SRI.B.S.ROSHAN SRI.C.R.SUGATHAN
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the penalty imposed solely on the revision petitioner amidst equal liability of surety was improper and could be mitigated.
Whether the penalty of Rs.10,000/- imposed on the revision petitioner for failure to produce the accused is sufficient.
Whether the revised penalty order applies to all other respects as per the trial court's orders.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
RAMACHANDRAN
- respondent
STATE OF KERALA
Coram
P. BHAVADASAN
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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