The petitioner in the criminal revision case was prosecuted before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Kothagiri in C.C.No.109 of 2001 for the offence punishable under Sections 279 I.P.C., 304(A) I.P.C. (7 counts), 338 I.P.C. (7 counts) and 337 I.P.C. (3 counts), found guilty, convicted on all charges and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a term of one year for the offence under Section 279 IPC, rigorous imprisonment for two years on each count for the offence punishable under Section 304(A) IPC, rigorous imprisonment for one year on each count of the offence under Section 338 IPC and rigorous imprisonment for six months on each count of the offence under Section 337 IPC. On appeal the learned Sessions Judge, Nilgiris District at Udhagamandalam confirmed the conviction for all the aforesaid offences and the sentence imposed for the offence under Section 337 I.P.C.(3 counts). However, the sentence awarded for the offence under Sections 279 I.P.C. and 338 I.P.C. (7 counts) were reduced from one year rigorous imprisonment to six months rigorous imprisonment on each count and the sentence for the offence under Section 304(A) I.P.C. (7 counts) was reduced from two y