THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO.1489 OF 2004 ORDER: 1 Aggrieved by the judgment dated 09.02.2001 in Criminal Appeal No.55 of 1999 passed by the II Additional Sessions Judge, Kurnool whereby the learned Sessions Judge confirmed the conviction and sentence passed by the learned Additional Judicial Magistrate of I Class, Adoni in C.C.No.86 of 1998 for the offence punishable under section 420 of IPC, the present revision is preferred by the accused. 2 Brief facts are that on 03.05.1998 the accused went to the de facto complainant – Barika Ramudu and others and informed them about the making of doubling of currency notes i.e. one Rs.50/- note into tow Rs.50/- notes. The accused took P.W.1 to the house of one Boya Talari Lakshmanna and showed the operation of doubling the currency notes. On the instructions of the accused the de facto complainant and one Chakali Rangamma came to Adoni on 04.05.1998 at about 8.00 PM where the accused collected the amount from them for making of doubling the currency notes. The accused kept genuine currency notes and white paper cutting sheets and wrapped it in the newspapers and sent away the complainant and Rangamma to some distance and knocked away the genuine cash without the knowledge of the complainant and kept only white paper sheets in the bundles and wrapped them in the newspapers and told the complainant and Rangamma that it will become Rs.30,000/- and then both the accused went away. That as per the instructions of the accused the complainant and Rangamma opened the newspaper wrappers after two hours and found only the white paper cutting sheets instead of currency notes. In that regard a case in Cr.No.86 of 1998 under Section 420 of IPC was registered and investigated into and after completion of investigation the charge sheet was filed. The trial court after analyzing the entire evidence found the accused guilty of the said offence and convicted them as stated supra. On appeal, the same was confirmed. Hence the present revision. 3 During the course of arguments, the learned counsel for the petitioner produced a certificate given by the Superintendent of Sub Jail, Adoni to establish the fact that the petitioners were in jail for a period of about three months. From the said certificate it is seen that the petitioners were in jail from 08.05.1998 to 08.06.1998 and again from 05.04.1999 to 06.04.1999 and thereafter from 17.07.2004 to the date of issuance of the said certificate i.e. 28.08.2004. This court while admitting this revision granted bail on 31.08.2004. From the above it appears that the petitioners were in jail for a period of about three months. 4 Having regard to the fact that the petitioners were in jail for a period of about three months, and as the alleged offence took place in the year 1998, this court takes a lenient view and reduces the said sentence of one year imprisonment to that of the period which the petitioners had already undergone. Excepting the said modification in all other aspects this revision is dismissed. --------------- 13.07.2010 Kvsn