THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1553 OF 2005 DATED 17th JUNE, 2011. BETWEEN : G.Balakrishna … Revision Petitioner- Accused No.1 and The State of A.P. … Respondent THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1553 OF 2005 ORDER: This Criminal Revision Case is filed by the revision petitioner- A.1 challenging the judgment dated 14.09.2005 rendered in Criminal Appeal No.41 of 2003 by the learned VI Additional District & Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court), Tirupati. Initially, petitioner-A.1 was prosecuted along with A.2 in C.C.No.126 of 2001 by the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Piler, wherein by judgment dated 19.02.2003 A.1 and A.2 were found guilty for the offence punishable under Section 379 of Indian Penal Code, convicted under Section 248 (2) Cr.P.C. and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for six months while acquitted for the offence punishable under Section 411 of Indian Penal Code. Aggrieved over the said conviction and sentence, petitioner-A.1 preferred an appeal. The learned Sessions Judge while dismissing the appeal confirmed the conviction and sentence imposed by the trial Court. Challenging the same, present revision has been preferred. Heard. After arguing for sometime, the 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. Admittedly, the offence took place in the year 2001 and for all these years the petitioner suffered humiliation and also stigma in the society. Further, it is represented that the petitioner is the sole breadwinner of his family and has to look after the welfare of his family members. In these circumstances, this Court is inclined to show some lenience towards the petitioner in imposition of sentence. Accordingly, the conviction imposed by the trial Court and as confirmed by the Appellate Court is hereby confirmed. However, the sentence of imprisonment imposed on the petitioner is hereby reduced to that of the period already undergone by him in prison. The remaining portion of the impugned judgment shall stand unchanged. With above modification, the Criminal Revision Case is disposed of. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 17.06.2011 sur