Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur
Karnail Singh vs State on 2 May, 2022
Bench: Pushpendra Singh Bhati
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
JODHPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 386/2000
Karnail Singh
----Petitioner
Versus
State
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Kinjal Purohit for Dr. RDSS
Kharlia.
For Respondent(s) : Mr. S.K. Bhati, PP.
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI
Order
02/05/2022
1. In the wake of instant surge in COVID - 19 cases and spread
of its highly infectious Omicron variant, abundant caution is being
maintained, while hearing the matters in the Court, for the safety
of all concerned.
2. The matter pertains to an incident which occurred on
11.05.1994 and the present criminal revision has been pending
since the year 2000.
3. This criminal revision petition under Section 397 read with
Section 401 Cr.P.C. has been preferred against the judgment
dated 04.08.2000 passed by learned Additional District & Sessions
Judge, Raisinghnagar in Criminal Appeal No.77/1998, whereby the
judgment dated 16.10.1998 passed by the learned Additional
Chief Judicial Magistrate, Raisinghnagar in Criminal Case
No.220/1996, convicting the revisionist-petitioner was upheld. The
petitioner was convicted for the offence under Section 7/16 of
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Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 and was sentenced to
undergo six months R.I. and a fine of Rs.1000/-, in default of
payment of which, he was ordered to undergo further two months
R.I.
4. 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 04.09.2000.
5. 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.
6. Learned Public Prosecutor opposes the same.
7. 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."
In Haripada Das (Supra), the Hon'ble Apex Court
while considering reduction of sentence to the period
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already undergone by the convicted therein under the
Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, observed as under:
"...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..."
8. 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
Section 7/16 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, the
sentence awarded to him is reduced to the period already
undergone by him. The petitioner is on bail. He need not
surrender. His bail bonds stands discharged accordingly.
9. All pending applications stand disposed of. Record of the
learned below be sent back forthwith.
(DR.PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI), J.
52-Zeeshan
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