MOHD.MIRZA
Mullapudi Venkanna – Appellant
Versus
State Of A. P. – Respondent
( 1 ) THIS petition is filed by Mr. Adavi Rama Rao, the learned Counsel praying that this Court may order the sentence passed in S. C. No. 2/61 on the file of the Assistant Sessions Judge, Gudivada to run concurrently with that passed in S C. No. 26/57 on the file of the Assistant Sessions Judge, Eluru. The learned Counsel appearing for the Public Prosecutor relied on In re, Nachimuthu, AIR 1958 Mad 452 and submits that the High Court has no power to review the orders passed by the trial Court or appellate Court and the order to make the sentences run concurrently cannot be passed when there is no appeal pending before the High Court. But in my opinion, the High Court has wide powers under Section 485, Criminal Procedure Code and it can always consider the propriety of a sentence recorded by the lower Courts and in case it feels that the sentence is inappropriate it cart always correct it. The power to order the sentences to run concurrently is provided under Section 397 (1) Criminal Procedure Code, and the Court can always consider the feasibility of ordering the sentences to run concurrently. Thus the High Court cannot be in a worse position than the trial Court
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