THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.978 of 2004 O R D E R: This Criminal Revision Case is filed against the judgment in Criminal Appeal No.38 of 2003, dated 27.05.2004 on the file of the VII Additional Sessions Judge (F.T.C), Nizamabad at Bodhan, whereunder the learned Sessions Judge dismissed the appeal confirming the judgment dated 31.03.2003 passed in C.C.No.394 of 2001 by the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Bodhan, whereunder the petitioner herein-accused was convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine of Rs.3,000/-, in default to suffer simple imprisonment for five months for the offence punishable under Section 304-A IPC. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner-accused and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor. The learned counsel for the petitioner, after arguing for some time, confined his argument only in connection with the sentence imposed by the courts below. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the offence took place in the year 2001 and that ever since the date of offence, the petitioner is under humiliation. Learned counsel further submitted that the petitioner is the only bread-winner in his family and he has to look after his children and, hence, he prayed to take a lenient view in imposing the sentence. Considering the above facts and circumstances, the conviction imposed by the Courts below is confirmed. However, the sentence of imprisonment is reduced to the period of imprisonment that has already undergone by the petitioner. The petitioner/accused is further directed to pay a sum of Rs.7,000/- apart from the fine amount already paid by him before the trial Court, within a period of four weeks from the date of a copy of this order is made ready. With the above modification in sentence, the Criminal Revision Case is disposed of. __________________ RAJA ELANGO, J 6th July, 2010. PNV