THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.931 OF 2005 DATED 10th FEBRUARY, 2011. BETWEEN : C.Viswanatha Reddy … Petitioner and The State of A.P. … Respondent THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.931 OF 2005 ORDER: This Criminal Revision Case is filed by the petitioner-accused challenging the judgment dated 17.06.2005 rendered in Criminal Appeal No.340 of 2004 by the learned IV Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad, confirming the conviction and sentence passed in C.C.No.91 of 1997 passed by the learned IX Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad, for the offence under Sections 471 and 420 of Indian Penal Code and sentencing the accused to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years and three years respectively and also to pay a fine of Rs.2,000/- for each offence, in default to suffer simple imprisonment for two months each, vide judgment dated 22.11.2004. Heard. After arguing for sometime, the learned counsel for the petitioner by not pressing the main prayer confined his arguments only to the extent of imposition of sentence and requested the Court to show some indulgence on the petitioner. In view of the said submission, this Court is of the view that merits of the Prosecution case and impugned judgment need not be adjudicated. Admittedly, the occurrence pertains to the year 1997 and for all these years the petitioner suffered humiliation and also stigma in the society. It is represented that the petitioner is the sole breadwinner of his family and has to look after the welfare of his family members. In these circumstances and after lapse of all these years, this Court is of the view that there is no necessity to send the petitioner to prison. Hence, the conviction imposed by the trial Court and as confirmed by the Appellate Court is hereby confirmed. However, considering the circumstances of the case, the sentence of imprisonment imposed on the petitioner is hereby reduced to that of the period already undergone by him in prison. Further, the petitioner shall pay a fine of Rs.3,000/- under each count, apart from the fine amount already imposed by the trial Court, within a period of eight weeks from today. On failure to pay the fine amount, petitioner shall undergo simple imprisonment for three months. The remaining portion of the impugned judgment shall stand unchanged. With above modification, the Criminal Revision Case is disposed of. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 10.02.2011 sur