Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kunnamangalam vs George — 12/2026

Case Summary: MC 12/2026 The Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kunnamangalam imposed a penalty of Rs. 20,000 each on sureties George and Gireesan under Section 490 of the Bharatiya Nagaraika Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) for bond forfeiture. The sureties had guaranteed the appearance of accused Rajtih Raveendran (charged under Section 138 NI Act) with a Rs. 50,000 bond each, but the accused absconded despite summons and non-bailable warrants. The court directed payment within 30 days or face distress warrant proceedings and 30 days simple imprisonment. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.