THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1132 of 2005 ORDER: This Criminal Revision Case under Sections 397 and 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is filed by the petitioners-appellants against the judgment, dated 08.06.2005, rendered in Criminal Appeal No.42 of 2003 by the Sessions Judge, Karimnagar, confirming the judgment of conviction and sentence passed in C.C.No.220 of 2002 by the Special Judicial Magistrate of First Class(Excise), Karimnagar, whereby and where under the petitioner- A1 was convicted under section 248(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months and to pay a fine of Rs.1000/-, in default, to suffer simple imprisonment for one month for the offence punishable under section 498-A IPC and also sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months and to pay a fine of Rs.1000/-, in default, to suffer simple imprisonment for one month for the offence punishable under section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and directed that both the sentences shall run concurrently. Heard. After arguing for sometime, learned counsel for the petitioner by not pressing the main prayer confined his arguments only to the extent of imposition of sentence and requested the Court to show some indulgence on the petitioner. In view of the said submission, this Court is of the view that merits of the Prosecution case and impugned judgment need not be adjudicated. This is a case where both the courts below gave concurrent findings and convicted the petitioner. Hence, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the conviction. Admittedly, the crime occurred in the year 2001 and for all these years the petitioner suffered humiliation and also stigma in the society. In these circumstances, this Court is inclined to show some lenience against the petitioner. Accordingly, the conviction and sentence imposed by the trial Court and as confirmed by the Appellate Court is hereby confirmed. In any event, taking into consideration the fact that the matter is pending from the year 2001, the sentence of imprisonment imposed by the trial Court and as confirmed by the appellate court is hereby reduced to that of the period already undergone by the petitioner in prison. Further, he is directed to pay a sum of Rs.5,000/- as fine apart from the fine already paid before the lower Court, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of one month. With the above modifications, the Criminal Revision Case is disposed of. ___________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Date:21.01.2011 Rns