Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru (RJP)

Bengaluru, Dec 22: Karnataka high court in a rare verdict has said that the surety deposit provided by a person to the court for his release from the jail should be kept aside as a security deposit for his daughter.

A person in Chikkamagaluru had refused to marry a woman after impregnating her. The woman had complained to the police regarding this. The JMFC court in Chikkamagaluru had imposed a jail term of one year on the accused for cheating.

The person had paid Rs 10,000 as surety deposit for his release from the prison. Later he married the woman who was the victim. Then he asked the court to nullify his jail term.

The court felt that the man should be given a chance to live happily with his family as he is a reformed person now. He had really repented his sin by marrying the woman who had complained against him. The court cancelled the jail term.

With all problems solved, only one question remained. And that was regarding the surety deposit. It should have been refunded to the person who had paid it as there was no case. The judge said that the amount should not be refunded but kept as a security deposit in a nationalized bank for the daughter of the person.

The daughter of the couple is eight years old now. There is no need to say that it took more than eight years to come to this stage in this case. For legal reasons the names of the persons involved cannot be revealed.