imprisonment for three years under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year for the offence punishable under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code and both the sentences were ordered to be run concurrently. The appellant was aged about 55 years at the time of pronouncement of impugned judgment and I find that appellant surrendered before the trial court on 30.11.1998 and remained in custody till conclusion of his trial and when the appellant preferred this appeal before this Court, he was ordered to be released on bail by this Court on 12.04.2001 and, therefore, the aforesaid fact indicates that appellant has already spent for more than two and half years in custody. Admittedly, the alleged occurrence had taken place in the year 1998 and the peace and harmony between the parties have already been restored. Therefore, in the aforesaid circumstance, the end of justice will meet, if the appellant is sentenced to period already undergone by him in course of trial as well as during the pendency of this appeal.
