ORDER :

P.G. AJITHKUMAR, J.

Appellants have filed this petition under Section 427 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. He seeks an order directing to run the sentence imposed in this case concurrently with the sentence imposed on the petitioner in Crl.A.No. 464 of 2021.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor.

3. Petitioners were the accused in Sessions Case No.541 of 2017 of the Additional Sessions Court (Special Court-II), Kottayam. They were convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 450, 325, 394 and 397 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860(IPC). The period of sentence imposed on the appellants for the offence under Section 397 of the Indian Penal Code was 7 years; the lesser terms of sentence imposed for the other offences have to run concurrently. The appeal they have filed as Crl.A.No. 207 of 2021 was disposed of by judgment dated 23.02.2024. Conviction and sentence were confirmed except for reducing the amount of fine.

4. The petitioners were also the accused in Sessions Case No.542 of 2017 before the Additional Sessions Court-II, Kottayam. As per the judgment dated 15.10.2019, they were convicted in that cas