THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1279 OF 2005 DATED 1st OCTOBER, 2010. Between : Gopu Srinivas & another ..Petitioners-Accused and The State of A.P. ..Respondent THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1279 OF 2005 ORDER: This Criminal Revision Case under Sections 397 and 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short ‘Cr.P.C.’) is filed by the petitioners-accused against the judgment, dated 04.08.2005, rendered in Criminal Appeal No.137 of 2004 by the V Additional Sessions Judge, Warangal. Initially, the petitioners-accused were prosecuted in S.C.No.437 of 2003 for the offence punishable under Sections 498A, 306 of Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’) and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, wherein after due trial, learned III Additional Assistant Sessions Judge (FTC), Warangal, acquitted the petitioners-accused under Section 235 (1) Cr.P.C. for the offence punishable under Sections 306 IPC and 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, however, petitioners were convicted under Section 235 (2) Cr.P.C. for the offence punishable under Section 498A IPC and were sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of six months each. As against the said judgment and conviction, petitioners preferred Criminal Appeal No.47 of 2003 in which the learned II Additional Sessions Judge, Warangal, by impugned judgment, upheld the conviction imposed by the learned Assistant Sessions Judge, but however, reduced the sentence of imprisonment from six months to three months. Challenging the same, the present revision is filed. Heard. After arguing for sometime, the learned counsel for the petitioners by not pressing the main prayer confined his arguments to the extent of imposition of sentence and requested the Court to show some indulgence on the petitioners. 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 offence took place in the year 2003 and for all these years the petitioners suffered humiliation and also stigma in the society. It is represented that A.1 is the sole breadwinner of the family and has to look after the welfare his family members and A.2 is a lady aged about 76 years. In these circumstances, this Court is inclined to show some lenience against the petitioners. Accordingly, the conviction imposed by the trial Court as confirmed by the Appellate Court is hereby confirmed. However, considering the circumstances of the case, the sentence of imprisonment is modified to that of the period undergone by the petitioners. Further, petitioners shall also pay a fine of Rs.3,000/- each within a period of one month from the date copy of this order is made ready. In all other respects, the impugned judgment stands confirmed. With above modification, the Criminal Revision Case is disposed of. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 01.10.2010 sur