Malla Janaradhan, v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh,

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL APPEAL No.519 OF 2008 JUDGMENT:

This Criminal Appeal is filed by A.1 challenging the judgment of V Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge (Mahila Court) at Hyderabad dated 19.03.2008 in S.C.No.539 of 2007 whereby the learned Sessions Judge convicted the appellant-A.1 for the offence under Section 201 IPC and sentenced him to undergo R.I. for two years and to pay a fine of Rs.2,000/-, in default, to undergo S.I. for two months.

After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the appellant confined his arguments only to the extent of quantum of sentence of imprisonment and prayed this Court to reduce the sentence of imprisonment in the circumstances of the case. No grounds are made out to interfere with the conviction imposed by the trial Court. Hence, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the conviction imposed by the trial Court, but considering the nature of offence and since the appellant has already suffered substantial period in prison, this Court is inclined to reduce the sentence of imprisonment.

In the result, the conviction recorded against the appellantA.1 by the V Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge (Mahila Court) at Hyderabad dated 19.03.2008 in S.C.No.539 of 2007 for the offence under Section 201 IPC is hereby confirmed, but the sentence of R.I. for two years imposed on the appellant is hereby modified to the period already undergone by him. The sentence of fine is not interfered with.

With the above modification, the Criminal Appeal is

disposed of.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed in this appeal shall stand closed.

________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 03.08.2016 Tsr