IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. APP (SJ) No.283 of 2005 SUNIL VISHWKARMA, son of Ram Prasad Vishwkarma @ Parsadi Vishwkarma, resident of village – Lawnd, P.S. Sirdala, District – Nawada Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 5/ 04.03.2010 Heard Mr. Ravindra Kumar, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. S.N. Prasad, learned APP for the State. Learned counsel for the appellant has pressed this appeal only on the question of sentence. Referring remand of the accused on 4.6.2003, it is submitted that the appellant has remained continuously in custody during trial and appeal. Further submission of learned counsel is that the victim girl has married elsewhere also. Agreeing to the submissions made on behalf of the appellant that some liberal view is needed to be taken in the case, the appeal is partly allowed on the point of sentence only which is modified and minimized to seven years, the minimum period prescribed for one of the offences under section 376 of the IPC as also exonerating the appellant from payment of fine. Consequently, therefore, after counting the period of custody, the appellant shall be released soon after he completes the period of sentence which is seven years. With the aforesaid modification in sentence only, the appeal is dismissed affirming the conviction of the appellant. Anil/ (Mandhata Singh, J.)