IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. REV. No.777 of 2010 GUDDU KUMAR, SON OF NATHUNI DASS, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA AGHORIYA BAZAR DOM TOLI, P.S. KAZI MOHAMMADPUR, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02. 01.06.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. It appears petitioner has been convicted by the trial court for the offence under Sections-25(1-B) A, 26 of the Arms Act and has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years and to pay fine of Rs.2,000/-, which has been reduced by the appellate court by applying the provisions contained in the Probation of Offenders Act from two years to 1 ½ years but the amount of fine has been kept maintained. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that by now he has remained in jail custody for about one year and cause of justice is subserved if sentence is reduced from 1 ½ years to one year maintaining the fine. 4. Considering the fact that this is the first conviction of the petitioner, I direct that the sentence imposed on the petitioner be further reduced from 1 ½ years to one year but he must deposit the amount of fine within two weeks from the date of receipt of this order in 2 the court below. 5. With the aforesaid modification in sentence, the criminal revision application is dismissed. 6. Let this order be communicated to the court of Sri Tribhuwan Nath, Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Muzaffarpur in G.R. Case No.1036 of 2006(T.R. No.1551 of 2008) through fax on payment of usual charges by the petitioner. Rajesh/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)