Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur
Raj Kumar vs State on 4 July, 2022
Bench: Pushpendra Singh Bhati
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
JODHPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 927/2002
Raj Kumar
----Petitioner
Versus
State
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Pradeep Shah
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Mukesh Trivedi, PP
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI
Judgment
04/07/2022
1. The matter pertains to an incident which occurred in the year
1998 and the present criminal revision has been pending since the
year 2002.
2. This criminal revision petition under Section 397 read with
Section 401 Cr.P.C. has been preferred against the judgment
dated 10.10.2002 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge
(Fast Track), Rajsamand in Criminal Appeal No.141/2002, whereby
the judgment dated 09.01.2002 passed by the learned Judicial
Magistrate First Class, Rajsamand in Criminal Regular Case
No.130/1999, convicting the revisionist-petitioner was upheld. The
petitioner was convicted for the offences under Sections 279, 337,
338 & 304A IPC and was sentenced as under (All sentences will
run concurrently) :-
Sections Sentence
279 IPC Three months' R.I. and a fine of Rs.500/-
in default of payment, he was ordered to
undergo further 5 days' S.I.
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337 IPC Six months' R.I. and a fine of Rs.500/- in
default of payment, he was ordered to
undergo further 10 days' S.I.
338 IPC One years' R.I. and a fine of Rs.500/- in
default of payment, he was ordered to
undergo further 10 days' S.I.
304A IPC Two years' R.I. and a fine of Rs.1000/- in
default of payment, he was ordered to
undergo further 15 days' S.I.
3. Learned counsel for the revisionist-petitioner further submits
that the sentence so awarded to the revisionist-petitioner was
suspended by this Hon'ble Court, vide order dated 22.10.2002
passed in S.B. Criminal Misc. Bail (Suspension) Petition
No.211/2002.
4. Learned counsel for the revisionist-petitioner, however,
makes a limited submission that without making any interference
on merits/conviction, the sentence awarded to the present
revisionist-petitioner may be substituted with the period of
sentence already undergone by him.
5. Learned Public Prosecutor opposes the same.
6. This Court is conscious of the judgments rendered in,
Alister Anthony Pareira Vs. State of Maharashtra (2012) 2
SCC 648 and Haripada Das Vs. State of W.B. (1998) 9 SCC
678 wherein the Hon'ble Apex Court observed as under:-
Alister Anthony Pareira (Supra)
"There is no straitjacket formula for sentencing an accused
on proof of crime. The courts have evolved certain
principles: twin objective of the sentencing policy is
deterrence and correction. What sentence would meet the
ends of justice depends on the facts and circumstances of
each case and the court must keep in mind the gravity of
the crime, motive for the crime, nature of the offence and all
other attendant circumstances."
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Haripada Das (Supra)
"...considering the fact that the respondent had already
undergone detention for some period and the case is
pending for a pretty long time for which he had suffered
both financial hardship and mental agony and also
considering the fact that he had been released on bail as far
back as on 17-1-1986, we feel that the ends of justice will
be met in the facts of the case if the sentence is reduced to
the period already undergone..."
7. In light of the limited prayer made on behalf of the
petitioner, and keeping in mind the aforementioned precedent
laws, the present petition is partly allowed. Accordingly, while
maintaining the conviction of the petitioner for the offences under
Sections 279, 337, 338 & 304A IPC, the sentence awarded to
them is reduced to the period already undergone by him. The
petitioner is on bail. He need not surrender. His bail bonds stand
discharged accordingly.
8. All pending applications stand disposed of. Record of the
learned below be sent back forthwith.
(DR.PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI), J.
42-Sudheer/-
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