THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJU CRIMINAL APPEAL No.515 of 2011 BETWEEEN: The State of A.P. … Appellant AND Kanala Veeranna … Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL APPEAL No.515 of 2011 JUDGMENT: Dissatisfied with sentence awarded to the respondent/A1 by the Appellate Court namely Principal Sessions Court, Warangal in Crl.A.No.91 of 2008, the Public Prosecutor filed this appeal. In the appeal, the Sessions Judge confirmed the conviction of A1 under Section 307 I.P.C., but altered sentence of imprisonment from five years to six months. A1 attacked the injured PW2 with a knife. The Doctor Parkal who gave Ex.P6 certificate, found only two grievous injuries and sutured them. PW10, who is the Doctor at MGM Hospital, Warangal where PW2 was sent for better treatment, found two more small and simple injuries as per Ex.P10 certificate. Neither PW7 nor PW10 should give as to how two injuries were grievous injuries. Simply because they are stab wounds, they do not become grievous injuries. There is no evidence of any internal damage to any organs of PW2. Except political rivalry between the groups, there is no other criminal background for this offence. Having regard to nature of injuries sustained by PW2 and background of the case and that of A1, the Sessions Judge took a lineant view and imposed sentence of six months rigorous imprisonment. I do not find any error in exercise of discretion by the Sessions Judge. 2. Hence, the Criminal Appeal is dismissed. _____________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J Dated: 15.04.2011 ysk