Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur
Damodar vs State on 25 May, 2022
Bench: Pushpendra Singh Judge)
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
JODHPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 556/2001
Damodar
----Petitioner
Versus
State
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Pradeep Choudhary
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Mohd. Javed, PP
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI
Judgment
25/05/2022
1. The matter pertains to an incident which occurred in the year
1998 and the present criminal revision has been pending since the
year 2001.
2. This criminal revision petition under Section 397 read with
Section 401 Cr.P.C. has been preferred against the judgment
dated 15.09.2001 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge,
Phalodi, Jodhpur in Criminal Appeal No.5/2000 whereby the
judgment dated 12.09.2000 passed by the learned Additional
Chief Judicial Magistrate, Phalodi, Rajasthan in Criminal Original
Case No.488/1998 convicting the revisionist-petitioner was
upheld. The petitioner was convicted for the offence under Section
354 IPC and was sentenced to undergo eight months R.I. and a
fine of Rs.4000/-, in default of payment of which, he was ordered
to undergo further two months' R.I. and under Section 447 IPC,
the petitioner was convicted and sentenced to undergo one
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month's R.I. and a fine of Rs.200/-, in default of payment of
which, he was ordered to undergo further ten days' R.I.
3. Learned counsel for the revisionist-petitioners further
submits that the sentence so awarded to the revisionist-
petitioners was suspended by this Hon'ble Court, vide order dated
03.10.2001 passed in S.B. Criminal Misc. Bail/Suspension of
Sentence Petition No.130/2001.
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."
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
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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 354 & 447 IPC, 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 stand discharged
accordingly.
8. All pending applications stand disposed of. Record of the
learned below be sent back forthwith.
(DR.PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI), J.
53-Sudheer/-
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