THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.124 OF 2005 DATED 14th DECEMBER, 2010. BETWEEN : Repudi Jeevaratnam ..Petitioner-A.1 and The State of A.P. ..Respondent THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.124 OF 2005 ORDER: This Criminal Revision Case under Sections 397 and 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is filed by the petitioner-A.1 against the judgment, dated 18.01.2005, rendered in Criminal Appeal No.229 of 2003 by the X Additional District and Sessions Judge (FTC), Guntur at Narsaraopet. Initially, the petitioner and other accused were prosecuted in S.C.No.333 of 2002 by the Principal Assistant Sessions Judge, Narsaraopet, for the offence under Sections 498A and 306 of Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’) in which the accused were convicted under Section 235 (2) Cr.P.C. and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for two years and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- each for the offence under Section 498A IPC and further sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for three years and to pay fine of Rs.100/- each for the offence under Section 306 IPC. Challenging the same, accused preferred an appeal. Learned Sessions Judge partly allowed the appeal setting aside the sentence and conviction imposed against A.2 and A.3. However, he confirmed the sentence and conviction imposed on A.1. Aggrieved by the same, present revision has been preferred by A.1. Heard. After arguing for sometime, the learned counsel for the petitioner 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 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 occurrence took place in the year 2001 and for all these years the petitioner suffered humiliation and also stigma in the society. It is represented that the petitioner is the sole breadwinner of his family and has to look after the welfare his family members. In these circumstances, this Court is inclined to show some lenience against the petitioner. Accordingly, the conviction imposed on A.1 by the trial Court and as confirmed by the Appellate Court is hereby confirmed. However, considering the circumstances of the case, the sentence of imprisonment imposed on the petitioner is hereby reduced to that of the period already undergone by him in prison. The remaining portion of the impugned judgment including fine amount shall stand unchanged. With above modification, the Criminal Revision Case is disposed of. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 14.12.2010 sur