Madurai, Mar 26: Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court today reduced the seven-year rigorous imprisonment awarded to a 62-year old man, who in a fit of anger damaged some furniture at a local court and berated onlookers.
Considering the age of the accused and the nature of offence, Justice A Selvam said the sentence period of 22 months and 24 days already undergone by the former would be sufficient to meet the ends of justice and ordered his release.
Allowing a criminal revision petition, Justice A.Selvam of the high court, however, he confirmed the conviction of the accused Kannan (name changed).
He was found guilty of barging into the Nagercoil District Munsiff Court premises and setting ablaze a vendor's table and then berating the onlookers on Oct 17, 2005.
Convicting him under IPC Sec 436 (mischief by fire) 450 (trespass) 506 (criminal intimidation), Nagercoil Additional Assistant Session Judge had sentenced him to seven years RI under each section. He was also sentenced to three years RI under Sec 294-H (for uttering obscene words in a public place).
Later, on July 3, 2007 the first appellate court after reappraising the evidence available on record confirmed the conviction order by the trial court, but reduced the sentences to four years of RI - Agencies
Chennaionline.com; Published: Thursday, March 27, 2008
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