THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1851 of 2004 ORDER: The petitioner herein was tried by the Additional Judicial Magistrate of I Class, Hyderabad, in C.C.No.1981 of 1999 for the offence punishable under Section 379 IPC. During the course of trial, the prosecution examined P.Ws.1 to 6 and marked Exs.P-1 to P-7 besides marking M.O1. The learned Magistrate having analysed the entire evidence by his judgment, dated 03.02.2004, found the petitioner/accused guilty of the said offence and accordingly, sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months. The said judgment was questioned by filing Criminal Appeal No.21 of 2004 and the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar, Hyderabad, dismissed the said appeal concurring with the said findings of the trial Court. Hence, the petitioner approached this Court and filed this Revision. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is as follows: - On 07.08.1999, at about 6 p.m. some unknown offender snatched away gold pustelathadu and Mangalasutram from the neck of one Smt. W. Rama Lakshmi and fled away on his motor cycle. On the complaint lodged by Anand Rao, who is the husband of W. Rama Lakshmi, a case in Crime No.265 of 1999 was registered and investigated into. During the course of investigation, on 13.08.1999 the accused was arrested in Cr.No.174 of 1999 of P.S. Osmania University and he confessed that he committed the offence and the stolen property was recovered from him. After completion of the investigation, the charge sheet was filed. When this matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner fairly conceded that it is not a case for interference on merits, but, however, requested this Court to take a lenient view having regard to the fact that the petitioner was in jail for some time. Having regard to the said fact, this Court looked into the record and as the said offence is of the year 1999 and the petitioner was in jail for some time, this Court is of the view that a lenient view can be taken. Accordingly, the sentence of rigorous imprisonment of six months for the offence under Section 379 IPC imposed on the petitioner-accused by both the Courts below is reduced to that of the period already undergone by him. Except the said modification in the sentence of imprisonment, in all other aspects, this Criminal Revision Case stands dismissed. _____________________________ JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA 24th February 2011 bud