Shaik Jani, v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh,

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL APPEAL No.846 OF 2008 JUDGMENT:

This Criminal Appeal is filed by the sole accused challenging the judgment of II Additional District Judge, Nalgonda dated 13.05.2008 in S.C.No.449 of 2007 whereby the learned Judge convicted the appellant for the offences under Section 304-B IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. He was sentenced to undergo R.I. for seven years for the offence under Section 304-B IPC. Further sentenced to undergo R.I. for five years and also R.I. for six months for the offences under Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act respectively. All the sentences were directed to run concurrently.

After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the appellant confined his arguments only to the extent of quantum of sentence of imprisonment and submitted that the appellant has already served substantial period in jail. It is evident from the record that the appellant has served the entire sentence. Even though there is no record to show whether the appellant is already released from the prison or not, this Court is of the view that the appeal can be disposed of since the learned counsel for appellant confined his argument on the question of quantum of sentence. Since the sentence of imprisonment is already served by the appellant, nothing survives for adjudication in this appeal.

Accordingly, the Criminal Appeal is dismissed. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed in this appeal shall stand closed.

________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 01.09.2016 Tsr