_;\ \\'* § V:\\g,:’ HIGH COURT CF JU TCAIUQrv AT Criilnim a1 Appeal M \% \ § 0r 199G AWELLANT M/ Tlv‘TaEA / Ram aim K bxaav :rasw rmgm, Q‘mut 26 yeax: t remrjam, o). m1 «an ThF-ma Wakhatpr mstric Blhaspux (1 “ u tl er $1.1 s RSPCE D N'l The $tate of Madhya Pz‘aniash mrou Di stri ct Magis’trate’, RLLXSWJ- (M3) g 'o 0% CRIMmAL AWEAL UNDER SECTIoN 374‘ (2) OF Cr” .C. ni ction ' Sentence Umr Section 326 IPC Rnla for 3 yaars arw I‘lne o: Rs. SOD/«- In derault. of flue » additional R.I.for 3 \ 7g; mon ”ch ‘s. Q V E O Mm Cov ie _ EI§H {iGEIRT GF CHEAWE$€3AR1£ AT EELA$?UR ‘ $3 HON'ELE MR. uUS’WCE FRETMaKER E1WAK§$R CR.A‘ §§D. 1818i1§96 A?T?EELA§§T Kunjram V61‘SuS ‘ RESP$E§E¥ENT ¥f State of Madhva PrarEESh Shri. P9 Pazai ccmwd fa €35 any £21K. A ‘Vr .. AP?EAL UNDER $EGTIG§ 3?€-i23 OF THE CR»P“C. J'EDQMEE§T (j: 1.6.3.2011; ‘116 praSagt‘a‘Q‘iuEal 1°. (iiractéii g‘gamsf ?.i":€ iudgm‘iiilt {’2‘ miiér dakr‘ 1 8 ”K3 nassec}. hv m V111 Adx'litiOLa‘L Sewiww LEmEgQ Bikmpur in ST. 1&0. og2,’ 1995 ccmvictixk mg accusedgagrpsi’imz? fer the mfa‘mc’: mm gm? unaer ‘3Lc’r‘an 0&3 0f LEE iPi: ami Saman mm to maderga RI far Tiu‘ee yearS Wit” fins «w Vi {j 111 m 1.11%, affirm m fu thm‘ undergo RE far {arse months a Ca§e of the wrowcution ‘m briaf i$ that 0n 4.8. .‘ 5 at about 1.00 m , {Ex Pl 8; wag iouged 10V m? cmmaiamaut Parveu Ben 1P W 7E Arv ‘ y §§ ' ¢gmg that a day bEfom mamto, ai; shout 9.0L) pm. acmna iaypellalit assauhé‘d her as a msuh 0f which shé suffered hewral mgunes it ls aLeced that th? accuapdjapneucmt used m su vect ins compuamanf to be wracur‘mg w1fchcraft and alsz‘ useLl to 16V 1 allegatmn agams+ her that on amonum oi the gad Wltchmaif *u‘ cues thev have loht then son BaSFd on tins FER (Make unzia x Se non o07 IPC was wcmtered agamSf the accusedfappeIL—Jn Aite; "estigation, chahan was {116d on b1.8.9‘a umia" §€chon 007 1PG. } exélmmed Eight “amegses/Smtsmcnt of the accuwidi dtapeEain x also recorded unéer Scrhmi %1’? oi fh" Qods 0f (‘mnmai PmOPd uw m I ’ wiltzch hf: (Emma The cgmaea Eevekk‘rl ¢aamsi hm 931$ tn dfisd Lb. \ B. x I 3. \ $0 as to 330M the accused i appmhni gmkv me prowcuhon Has c' 13 innocence ami fa}sc impiicai‘ion in th€ cass. This apart, two dsfence, ‘ wiméS$es have also beer: axammed. \ 9 After hearimg counsel for ths yartks) the trial Ccu'd has acquittétd ths acc11s52djap§>a£ant of tha Charge undgr Siaction 897 af ' £116 indian Pena} Code but has convictaed him undsr Section 326 of fha PC anc semenced iéim as memioaeci above. H'snce fhi$ appeal 5, CCntemion of Shri Pate}, counsai fer ‘khs appeliant iS- flfiat hé: is not pressing this ap§3sa1 $0 far as 3': raiates to convictiGn part af the u # . indg men‘t impugnmi and wardid confine his a'g‘gumant to th€ santagme paxf ofthe same only. H's submits fhat tbs aypeijam‘ waa of unsmmd mmii azki. this has been estabh‘shfxi by ‘ths cEoctor (DfWv—N Dr. MA. u‘iWém‘i; fhe incide'nt had taksn. yiace about 15 years back, fil ‘agkpeilant hae already remained in jai} for' about eight momma if wili be tioo harsh to eemi him back to jail. He aiee sublmts mat the Semzenee of fine may be enhanced euit'abkv‘. To fhisy couasei for the Sfatje has no sexious objeci‘ion. i Considermg the facts and circumetagaces of the caee, £11 waxgwular the evidence of Dr. MA. Jiwani (D.Ww1) , the fact that t e. inci em. had taken place about 15 years 'back and now the appellant muLt be aged about 4O years}, havizlg family respoasibilties}. has already rammed m jail for about 8 months, this Court is of the View that it would be in the interest of justice if ihe jail sentence imposed on the aocusedj appeuazit is reiiuced to the oedod. egaeady undergo‘ae by him subject to enhalmement of sentence offuie. \ ",7. E AmoromgEyE the appeal is gmrtly ailowed. Jail seatence imiooseai on {he accused} appeilant is hereby reduced. to the period akeaay und argone by him. However‘ in the iilierest ofjustice, {he amount'of iine is f'mcreasea to Rs; 5QQ§ from that of Rs. 500, The appeHaat is \ dire ,ted to deposit the fine amount'Wit’hm a pexioii of six monihs fro «the date of receipt'of copy of this order faiiiag which he Shaw und."rgo rigorous imprisomriem;‘ for eigl'it months, :‘as the ace sedl appeliant is 'on 'b’aiL his bail bonds smnd‘d1 Appeal thus parfly succeeds, 6. 9 cTearge e d .