THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1610 OF 2010 JUDGMENT: 1 State is the appellant herein and this appeal is directed against the judgment in S.C.No.205 of 2006 dated 14.08.2007 passed by the learned Assistant Sessions Judge, Adilabad, wherein the respondent herein was found guilty of the offences punishable under sections 395 and 342 of IPC and the court below sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 2 ½ years and also to pay a fine of Rs.500/-, in default to suffer rigorous imprisonment for a period of one month for the offence punishable under section 395 of IPC and further sentenced him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one year and also to pay a fine of Rs.100/- in default to suffer simple imprisonment for a period of fifteen days. Stating that the said sentence is inadequate, as stated supra, the State has filed this appeal. 2 On service of notice, the respondents have put in their appearance and filed a petition to get the said offences compounded. 3 This appeal itself is not maintainable for the reason that in a case of this nature an appeal lies to the Court of Session under section 377 (1) (a) Cr.P.C but not to this court. 4 Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed. -------------- 31.01.2011 Kvsn