Sulochana v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
The single judge reduced the Surety of the Criminal Appeal No.256 of 2018, high court of kerala penalized the surety for the accused absconded reduced the penalty from 15000 to 1000.
What did the court decide?
Penalty reduced from ₹15,000 to ₹1,000; terms of recovery and imprisonment added.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.KEMAL PASHA
FRIDAY, THE 23RD DAY OF FEBRUARY 2018 / 4TH PHALGUNA, 1939
CRL.A.No. 256 of 2018
SC 703/2014 OF FIRST ADDITIONAL SESSIONS COURT-I, KOLLAM
APPELLANT/1ST COUNTER PETITIONER:
SULOCHANA, D/O.PODIYAN,ANIL BHAVANAM,KALANJOOR MURI, KALANJOOR VILLAGE.
BY ADV.SRI.AJAYA KUMAR. G
RESPONDENT/STATE:
STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM.
BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.S.HRITWIK
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the penalty imposed on a surety who has rendered herself superfluous by the surrender of the accused should be modified to meet the ends of justice.
Parties & counsel
- appellant
Sulochana
- respondent
State of Kerala
Coram
B.Kemal Pasha
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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