THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.460 OF 2005 DATED 30th DECEMBER, 2010. BETWEEN : K.Srinivasa Rao .. Petitioner and The State of A.P. ..Respondent THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.460 OF 2005 ORDER: This is a revision preferred by the petitioner-A.1 challenging the judgment dated 18.03.2005 rendered in Criminal Appeal No.231 of 2003 by the learned Sessions Judge, Mahila Court, Vijayawada. Initially, the petitioner and other accused were prosecuted in C.C.No.58 of 2002 by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate-cum-Mahila Magistrate, Vijayawada, wherein the learned Magistrate acquitted A.2 and A.3 for the offence under Section 498A of Indian Penal Code while convicting the petitioner-A.1 for the said offence and sentenced him to undergo simple imprisonment for two years and to pay fine of Rs.1,000/-. Aggrieved over the same, petitioner-A.1 filed an appeal. In appeal, the learned Sessions Judge confirmed the conviction while reducing the sentence of imprisonment from two years to one year. Challenging the same, present revision has been preferred. Heard. After arguing for sometime, the learned counsel for the petitioner confined his arguments only to the extent of imposition of sentence and prayed this Court to show some indulgence on the petitioner in imposition of sentence. In view of the said submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the merits and demerits of the impugned judgment need not be adjudicated now. Considering the long lapse of time from the date of occurrence and the petitioner being the only breadwinner of his family, this Court is of the view that a lenient view can be taken in favour of the petitioner in imposition of sentence. Hence, the conviction imposed by the trial Court and as confirmed by the Appellate Court is hereby confirmed. However, the sentence of imprisonment imposed on the petitioner is hereby reduced to that of the period already undergone by him in prison. Further, the petitioner is directed to pay a sum of Rs.10,000/- towards fine apart from the fine amount already imposed by the trial Court. Petitioner shall pay the fine amount, now imposed, on or before 28.02.2011, in default to suffer simple imprisonment for two months. Remaining portion of the impugned judgment shall stand unchanged. With above modification, the Criminal Revision Case is disposed of. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 30.12.2010 sur