Rajasthan High Court
Prakash vs State (2024:Rj-Jp:10287) on 28 February, 2024
Author: Praveer Bhatnagar
Bench: Praveer Bhatnagar
[2024:RJ-JP:10287]
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 590/2005
Prakash S/o Ratan Lal, r/o Chhoti Jhiri, PS Udaigarh, District
Jhabua (M.P.).
(Presently confined in Central Jail, Kota)
----Petitioner
Versus
The State of Rajasthan through P.P.
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Liyakat Ali
For Respondent(s) : Mr. S.S. Mahala - PP
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEER BHATNAGAR
Order
28/02/2024
1. The matter pertains to an incident which occurred in the year
2004 and the present criminal revision is pending since the year
2005.
2. This criminal revision petition under Section 397 read with
Section 401 Cr.P.C. has been preferred against the judgment
dated 10.06.2005 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge
No.3, Kota in Criminal Appeal No.15/2005, whereby, the learned
appellate court while partly allowing the appeal of the accused-
petitioner has maintained the conviction under Sections 457 & 380
I.P.C. and modified the sentence awarded vide judgment dated
31.05.2005 passed by the learned Additional Chief Judicial
Magistrate (Communal Riots), Kota in Criminal Case
No.1173/2004, as under:-
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Under Section 457 IPC :
Three years' rigorous imprisonment alongwith a fine of
Rs.500/- and in default of payment of fine, he was further
ordered to undergo one month's additional imprisonment.
Under Section 380 IPC :
Three years' rigorous imprisonment alongwith a fine of
Rs.500/- and in default of payment of fine, he was further
ordered to undergo one month's additional imprisonment.
3. Learned counsel for the revisionist-petitioner submits that
the sentence so awarded to the revisionist-petitioner was
suspended by this Hon'ble Court vide order dated 16.09.2005
passed in S.B. Cr. Misc. Bail (S.O.S.) Application No.145/05.
4. Learned counsel for the revisionist-petitioner, however,
makes a limited submission that the petitioner has already
remained in custody for a period of 9 months & 7 days, 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
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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 criminal revision petition is allowed. Accordingly, while
maintaining conviction of the petitioner for the offences under
Sections 457 & 380 IPC, the sentence awarded to him is reduced
to the period already undergone by him and imposition of fine by
the trial court is maintained. 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 court below be sent back forthwith.
(PRAVEER BHATNAGAR),J
20-ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUHAN /680
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