Panna Lal vs State of Rajasthan - 2021 Supreme(Raj) 1303

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2021 Supreme(Raj) 1303

RAMESHWAR VYAS
Panna Lal – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
Vipin Makkad, Advocate, Sudheer Tak, Advocate

JUDGMENT

Rameshwar Vyas, J. - The instant criminal appeal has been preferred under Section 374 Cr.P.C. against the judgment dated 22.9.2016 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Ratangarh, District Churu in Sessions Case No.14/2014, whereby appellant was convicted and sentenced as under:-

Offence for which convicted
Sentence awarded
Section 307 IPC	Ten years imprisonment and a fine of Rs.5,000/-, in default of payment of fine to further undergo two months imprisonment
Section 4/25 of Arms Act	One year imprisonment and a fine of Rs.500/-, in default of payment of fine to further under five days imprisonment

2. Without challenging the judgment of conviction of the appellant, learned counsel for the appellant has submitted that since the appellant has served more than eight years of imprisonment, hence, the sentence awarded to the appellant by the trial court may be reduced from ten years to the period already undergone by the appellant.

3. Learned Public Prosecutor has opposed the prayer made by the learned counsel for the appellant.

4. Heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

5. From the perusal of the

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