THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER
CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1596 OF 2007
ORDER:
This revision is filed by the petitioner/accused No.3 challenging the Judgment of the IV Additional District and Sessions Judge, Warangal, dated 04.10.2007, passed in Criminal Appeal No.24 of 2007, confirming the conviction imposed by the Judicial Magistrate of first Class, Janagaon, in C.C.No.483/2001, dt.31.01.2007, and sentence of Simple Imprisonment for a period of six months and a fine of Rs.100, for the offence punishable under Section 498 A of the Indian Penal Code.
2. Heard learned counsel for the revision petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent-State. Perused the record.
3. Briefly, the case of the prosecution is that the marriage of the defacto complainant has taken place with PW1 (victim) in the year 2001 and at the time of marriage dowry was also given. Thereafter, the husband-Accused No.1 and in-laws - Accused Nos.2 and 3 of the victim, harassed the defacto complainant for additional dowry.
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4. Having examined the witnesses PWs.1 to 7 and marking Exs.P1 to P3, the learned Magistrate found that Accused Nos.1 & 2 and this petitioner-A3 were guilty of the offence under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code. Accordingly, convicted them to undergo imprisonment for six months.
5. On appeal, learned Sessions Judge concurred with the finding of the learned Magistrate and confirmed the sentence.
6. There are no grounds to interfere with the concurrent findings of the learned Magistrate and Sessions Judge. Further, as seen from the record, the offence is of the year 2001 and after 22 years, no purpose would be served in sending this petitioner who is now aged around 75 years, to prison.
7. For the said reason, the Criminal Revision Case is partly allowed reducing the sentence of imprisonment of this petitioner/A3 to the period already undergone.
Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending, shall also stand closed.
__________________ K.SURENDER, J Date: 23.11.2022 tk 3 THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1596 OF 2007 Dt. 23.11.2022 tk