Mohammed Khasim Sab S/O Hussain Sab Kodachi and Ors. v. the State
Case brief
What is this about?
Appeals against conviction and sentence; High Court of Karnataka; conviction confirmed — prosecution proved guilt, no interference with judgment of conviction; sentence modified to period of imprisonment already undergone plus fine of Rs. 1,000/- each payable within six weeks, default further simple imprisonment for six months; leniency in sentencing; offence characterized under a section other than the one invoked (numbers illegible); trial by learned Additional District and Sessions Judge (Petition Case); Indian Penal Code read with an unnamed Act. Caution: source document encoding is corrupted; case number, dates, bench, party and advocate names, and section numbers are unrecoverable.
What did the court decide?
Impugned judgment of conviction and the order of sentence for the principal offences confirmed; sentence for the remaining offence modified — imprisonment restricted to the period already undergone, with a fine of Rs. 1,000/- on each appellant payable within six weeks (default: further simple imprisonment for six months); Trial Court records to be sent back with a copy of this judgment.