THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1102 of 2004 O R D E R: This Criminal Revision Case is filed against the judgment in Criminal Appeal No.56 of 2001, dated 29.06.2004 on the file of the II Additional Sessions Judge, (FTC.I), Khammam, whereunder the learned Sessions Judge dismissed the appeal confirming the judgment dated 05.03.2001 passed in C.C.No.165 of 1997 by the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Madhira, whereunder the petitioners herein- accused were convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three months for the offence punishable under Section 29(2)(3) & (4) of the A.P.Forest Act, Rules 3 and 4 of the A.P.Forest Produce Transit Rules. The brief facts of the case are that on 1.3.1997 early morning a message received that a lorry carrying illicit Timber was seized by the Bonakal Police. Immediately the Forest Ranger Officer, Flying Squad, Khammam proceeded to Bonakal and enquired regarding the lorry case. The police of Bonakal Police Station have informed that on 28.2.1997 evening at Bonakala a lorry bearing No.AP16T-1933 was seized along with timber of 98 Nos. and the driver of the said lorry and five other occupants in the lorry were taken into custody for transporting Timber without any valid permit. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner-accused and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor. The learned counsel for the petitioner, after arguing for some time, confined his argument only in connection with the sentence imposed by the Courts below. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the offence took place in the year 1997 and ever since the date of offence, the petitioners are under humiliation and the petitioners also undergone 35 days imprisonment during the pendency of the appeal. Learned counsel further submitted that the petitioners are the only bread-winners in their family and they have to look after their children and, hence, he prayed to take a lenient view in imposing the sentence. Considering the above facts and circumstances, the conviction imposed by the Courts below is confirmed. However, the sentence of imprisonment is reduced to one month. The sentence of imprisonment undergone by the petitioners shall be given set off. With the above modification, the Criminal Revision Case is disposed of. __________________ RAJA ELANGO, J 5th July, 2010. PNV