P.Palaiah, v. the State of a.P., Rep by Pp.
Case brief
What is this about?
In this criminal revision, the High Court examined the conviction under the Andhra Pradesh Prohibition Act. Finding the offence compoundable post-amendment, the court commuted the one-year rigorous imprisonment to an additional fine, citing the Supreme Court's view on sentence commutation.
What did the court decide?
The sentence of one year rigorous imprisonment was commuted to a payment of further fine of Rs. 10,000 within six weeks.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI
THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY THREE
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PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V SRINIVAS
CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO: 2043 OF 2009
Revision filed under Section 397 & 401 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Criminal Revision Case, the High Court may be pleased to Criminal Revision Case is filed being aggrieved by the Judgment passed in CRL.A.No. 118/2009, dt.19 11 2009 on the file of the Court of the Principal Sessions Judge, Kadapa , Kadapa District, confirming the conviction and sentence imposed in CC.No. 268/2009, dt. 15.07^2009 on the file of the Court of Special Judicial First Class Magistrate Proh and Excise Offences, Kadapa.
Between:
Kadap^''biftri!:t 22 yrs, Occ:Coolie, Kndayapalle
...Petitioner/Appellant/Accussed
AND
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether there is any flaw in the findings recorded by the first Appellate Court in confirming the conviction and sentence passed against the petitioner?
Whether the offence under Section 7(A) of the Andhra Pradesh Prohibition Act is compoundable in nature allowing commutation of sentence to fine?
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Kadap^''biftri!:t 22 yrs
- respondent
Indh®r“sh
Coram
V Srinivas
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Andhra Pradesh HC
- Decided on
- · December
- Registered
- Case no.
- CRLRC/2043/2009
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