THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.431 OF 2005 DATED 6th DECEMBER, 2010. BETWEEN : P.China Atchaiah & others .. Petitioners- A.1 to A.5 & A.6 and The State of A.P. ..Respondent THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.431 OF 2005 ORDER: This is a revision arising out of the conviction and sentence confirmed by the II Additional District & Sessions Judge, Ongole, in Criminal Appeal No.41 of 2002 on 02.03.2005. Initially, the petitioners were prosecuted in C.C.No.567 of 2000 by the Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Addanki, in which petitioners were found guilty for the offence under Section 324 IPC and A.2 was sentenced to pay a fine of Rs.500/- and the A.1, A.3 to A.7 were sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for a period of four months and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- each, in default to pay fine to suffer simple imprisonment for one month each by judgment dated 27.02.2002. When the matter is taken up for hearing, there is no representation on behalf of the petitioners even though the matter is listed under the caption ‘for orders’. After perusal of the entire material on record, this Court is of the view that there is no need to interfere with the judgments of the Courts below. In any event taking into consideration the long pendency of the matter and the humiliation suffered by the petitioners for all these years, some leniency can be show against the petitioners-accused in imposition of sentence. Hence, the conviction and sentence imposed on A.2 is hereby confirmed. As far as other petitioners i.e. A.1, A.3 to A.5 and A.7 are concerned, the conviction imposed on them is confirmed, however, the sentence of imprisonment is reduced to that of the period already undergone by them. Fine amount imposed on them is not interfered with. With above observation, the Criminal Revision Case is disposed of. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 06.12.2010 sur