Banwari v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Banwari v. State of U.P.; CRIMINAL REVISION No. 4028 of 2022; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad; Ajit Singh, J.; decided 3.11.2022; conviction under S. 411 IPC by first appellate court after trial acquittal; sentence of three months' simple imprisonment modified — ends of justice met by fine of Rs. 500/-; aged convict (63 years); offence of year 2004; no reasons assigned for denial of probation; mercy plea; revision not pressed on merits; partly allowed; P.S. Harduaganj, District Aligarh.
What did the court decide?
Revision partly allowed: instead of the accused serving the sentence of three months' simple imprisonment (with five days' imprisonment in default of fine), the ends of justice were held to be met by the accused being convicted with a fine of Rs.500/-. ¶10