THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1253 OF 2005 DATED 30th APRIL, 2011. BETWEEN : K.Sudhakar Babu … Revision Petitioner- Accused and The State of A.P. … Respondent THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1253 OF 2005 ORDER: This Criminal Revision Case is filed by the revision petitioner- A.1 challenging the judgment dated 02.08.2005 rendered in Criminal Appeal No.443 of 2003 by the learned VI Additional District & Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court), Tirupati. Initially, the petitioner-A.1 was prosecuted along with A.2 to A.5 in C.C.No.563 of 2000 by the learned II Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Tirupati, wherein by judgment dated 06.11.2003 A.1 was found guilty for the offence punishable under Section 498A of Indian Penal Code, convicted under Section 248 (2) Cr.P.C. and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months and to pay fine of Rs.1000/- in default to suffer simple imprisonment for one month. Further, A.1 was acquitted for the offence punishable under Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and A.2 to A.5 were also acquitted for the charges levelled against them. Aggrieved over the said conviction and sentence, petitioner-A.1 preferred an appeal. The learned Sessions Judge while dismissing the appeal confirmed the conviction and sentence imposed by the trial Court. Challenging the same, present revision has been preferred. 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 crime was registered in the year 2000 and for all these years the petitioner suffered humiliation and also stigma in the society. Further, 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, this Court is inclined to show some lenience towards the petitioner in imposition of sentence. Accordingly, the conviction imposed by the trial Court and as confirmed by the Appellate Court is hereby confirmed. However, 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 Rs.2,000/- as fine within a period of three months from today. The fine amount now imposed by this Court shall be in addition to the fine amount imposed by the trial Court. In default of payment of fine, the petitioner shall undergo simple imprisonment for one month. The remaining portion of the impugned judgment shall stand unchanged. With above modification, the Criminal Revision Case is disposed of. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 30.04.2011 sur