THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1602 OF 2005 DATED 30th APRIL, 2011. BETWEEN : Ch.Bali Reddy … Revision Petitioner- Accused and The State of A.P. … Respondent THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1602 OF 2005 ORDER: This Criminal Revision Case is filed by the revision petitioner- accused challenging the judgment dated 22.09.2005 rendered in Criminal Appeal No.304 of 2003 by the learned V Additional District & Sessions Judge (FTC), Guntur. Initially, the petitioner-accused was prosecuted in C.C.No.479 of 2001 by the learned IV Additional Munsif Magistrate, Guntur, wherein by judgment dated 12.08.2003 he was found guilty for the offence punishable under Section 420 of Indian Penal Code, convicted under Section 248 (2) Cr.P.C. and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for six months and to pay fine of Rs.1000/- in default to suffer simple imprisonment for one month. Aggrieved over the said conviction and sentence, petitioner 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 2001 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