Balla and Ors. v. State
Case brief
What is this about?
Supreme Court allowed criminal revision petition and reduced the sentence to the period already undergone by petitioners, maintaining conviction and fine for offences under Section 409 IPC while discharging bail bonds.
What did the court decide?
Sentence reduced to period already undergone; fine imposed; conviction maintained; bail bonds discharged.
What the court decided
[2024:RJ-JP:49990]
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 1007/2006
- Balla, son of Bhurya, r/o Hirnoda, P.S. Diggi, District Tonk.
- Kajod, s/o Misri Lal, r/o Panchala, P.S. Phagi, District Jaipur.
- Sheoji, s/o Jeevan, r/o Choru, P.S. Phagi, District Jaipur. (At present in Central Jail at Jaipur).
----Petitioners
Versus
State of Rajasthan, through Public Prosecutor
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Khushboo Kothari For Respondent(s) : Mr. Devi Singh, PP
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEER BHATNAGAR
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the sentence awarded to petitioners already in custody should be reduced to the period already undergone.
Whether the fine imposed by the trial court should be modified despite the petitioners being on bail.
Whether the criminal revision petition is maintainable despite the long pendency since filing in 2006.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Balla
- petitioner
Kajod
- petitioner
Sheoji
- respondent
State of Rajasthan
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Rajasthan HC
- Decided on
- · December
- Registered
- Case no.
- CRLR/1007/2006
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