Section 482 CRPC - Forfeiture of surety amount -

• Section 482 CRPC - Forfeiture of surety amount - A perusal of the impugned order passed in the present case would also show that no observation was made to the effect that the petitioners had helped or instigated the convict in the act of not surrendering on time, rather the plea in the present case was that the convict was admitted in the Civil Hospital. Although there is no affirmative plea to the effect as to whether the convict had subsequently surrendered or not but a perusal of paragraph 11 of the petition and the reply thereby (which have been reproduced hereinabove) shows that the convict had himself surrendered after recovering from illness. It has also been stated that the petitioners are very poor and are barely able to sustain their families - Keeping in view the above-said facts and circumstances, the impugned order is modified to the effect that instead of Rs.1,50,000/- each to be forfeited to the State, the said amount is reduced to Rs.15,000/- each to be forfeited to the State. The petitioners are directed to deposit the amount of Rs.15,000/- each i.e., Rs.30,000/-, in all with the Tehsildar, Bawal, within a period of 15 days

RAGHUBIR vs STATE OF HARYANA CRMM 17795/18 17/11/21 [ Vikas JJ ]

[ PUNJAB HARYANA HIGH COURT ]