THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1172 OF 2005 DATED 31st MARCH, 2011. BETWEEN : L.Raghavaiah … Revision Petitioner and The State of A.P. … Respondent THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1172 OF 2005 ORDER: This Criminal Revision Case is filed by the petitioner-accused challenging the judgment dated 20.07.2005 rendered in Criminal Appeal No.130 of 2004 by the learned II Additional Sessions Judge, Guntur. Initially, the petitioner-accused was prosecuted in C.C.No.323 of 2001 by the learned Additional Junior Civil Judge’s Court, Mangalagiri, wherein by judgment dated 29.03.2004 he was convicted under Section 248 (2) Cr.P.C. and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for three years and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/-, in default to suffer simple imprisonment for six months, for the offence under Section 8 (b) (ii) of A.P. Prohibition Act. Aggrieved over the same, petitioner herein preferred an appeal. While allowing the appeal in part, the learned Sessions Judge reduced the sentence of imprisonment from three years to two years. 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 occurrence took place in the year 1998 and for all these years the petitioner suffered humiliation and also stigma in the society. It is represented that the petitioner is the sole breadwinner of his family and has to look after the welfare his family members. Learned counsel also submitted that the petitioner suffered imprisonment for a reasonable time. 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 modified by the Appellate Court is hereby confirmed. However, considering the circumstances of the case, 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 including fine amount shall stand unchanged. With above modification, the Criminal Revision Case is disposed of. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 31.03.2011 sur