THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1465 OF 2003 ORDER: 1 This revision is directed against the judgment passed by the learned V Additional District & Sessions Judge R.R. District at L.B. Nagar in Crl.A.No.162 of 2002 whereby the learned Additional Sessions Judge while dismissing the said appeal modified the sentence of imprisonment imposed on the petitioner by the learned Additional Judicial Magistrate of I Class, West & South, R.R. District at L.B. Nagar in C.C.No.1015 of 1997 from one year to six months for the offence punishable under sections 332 r/w 34 of IPC. 2 Facts in brief are that on 21.07.1997 on credible information of manufacturing I.D. Liquor at Allwyn Colony, Kukatpally, P.W.1 - Excise Sub Inspector of Police, along with his staff members P.Ws.2, 3, 6 and 7 raided the premises at 8.30 PM. On seeing them the accused attacked them with sticks, stones and caused bleeding injuries to P.W.2 and fled away. In that connection a case in Cr.No.412 of 1997 under section 324, 353 r/w 34 of IPC was registered and after completion of investigation, the police filed charge sheet. 3 The trial court took the case into cognisance for the offence punishable under section 332 of IPC and having analysed the entire evidence both oral and documentary found all the accused guilty of the offence punishable under Section 332 r/w 34 of IPC and accordingly convicted and sentenced them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year and also to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- each, in default to suffer simple imprisonment for three months each. As against the said judgment dated 30.09.2002 passed by the trial court, the petitioner who is the third accused in the said case preferred Criminal Appeal No. 162 of 2002 and the learned V Additional Sessions Judge, R.R. District, as stated supra, by his judgment dated 12.08.2003 dismissed the said appeal, but however, modified the said sentence of one year rigorous imprisonment to that of six months. Hence the present revision. 4 Heard. 5 The appeal was dismissed on 12.08.2003 and this court granted bail to the petitioner on 25.09.2003. Thus the accused was in jail for a period of forty five days. 6 In view of the fact that the said offence is of the year 1997 and as the accused was in jail for a considerable period of forty five days, this court is of the view that the said period of detention is sufficient for the offence committed by him. 7 Hence, in order to meet the ends of justice, this court, without going into the merits of the case, holds that the said sentence of six months rigorous imprisonment as imposed by the appellate court can be reduced to that of the period, which the petitioner had already undergone. 8 Excepting the above modification, this revision, in all other aspects, is dismissed. --------------- Kvsn 15.07.2010