HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN (JODHPUR BENCH)
MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR GARG, J
PARTHU @ PRITHVIRAJ – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF RAJASTHAN – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(MANOJ KUMAR GARG, J.)
1. Instant criminal appeal has been filed by the appellant against the judgment dated 02.11.2022 passed by learned Additional District & Sessions Judge No.2, Nimbahera, District Chittorgarh, in Sessions Case No.15/2020 by which the learned Judge convicted the appellant for offence punishable under Section 304 Part-II and sentenced him to under 7 years’ R.I. and imposed a fine of Rs.5,000/-, in default of payment of fine to undergo five months’ S.I.
2. The period spent in judicial custody shall be adjusted in the original imprisonment.
3. Brief facts of the case are that on 22.02.2020, complainant Mukesh Chandra submitted a written report before SHO, Police Station Nimbahera alleging that today at about 6 PM, his brother Amritram was consuming liquor with the present petitioner and his father Kaluram. When complainant went to call Amritram, he saw that the present petitioner and his father were quarreling with his brother over money dispute and thereafter, both the accused hit Amritram with a lath due to which he fell down and later on died on his way to the hospital. On this report, Police registered a case against the accused appellant for the offenc
The court upheld the conviction under Section 304 Part-II IPC but reduced the sentence to the time already served, considering the appellant's incarceration and circumstances of the case.
The court may reduce a sentence based on the time already served and the circumstances of the case, while maintaining the conviction.
The court can reduce a sentence to the period already undergone when considering the circumstances of the case and the mental trauma experienced by the appellants.
The court may reduce a sentence based on compromise and time served while maintaining the conviction in criminal cases.
The court may reduce a sentence to the period already undergone considering the lengthy pendency of the case and the age of the appellant.
The court has the discretion to consider the appellant's time already spent in incarceration and the overall circumstances to modify the sentence while maintaining the conviction.
The court can reduce the sentence to the period already served, considering the time spent in custody and the mental trauma of a protracted trial.
The court upheld the conviction under S.304 Part II IPC, affirming the appropriateness of the sentence reduction based on the nature of the crime.
The court has the discretion to consider the time already spent by the accused-petitioner in incarceration and trial when deciding on the reduction of the sentence for the offences.
The court may reduce a sentence to the period already undergone considering the time served and circumstances of the case.
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