CRL. REV. P/41/2000 of K.B. Tiwari Vs State Of Sikkim on 12 March 2001

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IN TIH HIGH COURT OF SIKKIM

Criminal Revision No.41 of2000

K,.B. TiwariSon of S.B. Tiwari,ResidentofTemi,P.O. & P.S. Temi, South sikkim .... Petitioner.

Versus

State of sikkim.

... Respondent.Date of Decision: 12-3-2001.

Coram:TheHon'bleM.JusticeRIpusudanDayal,Chief Justice.The Hon'ble M. Justice Anup Deb, Judge.

Present: M. N. Rai, Advocateforthepetitioner. ,

M. S.P. Wangdi, Public Prosecutor with M. J.B.Pradhan, Govi. Advocate for the State.

JUDGRENT

Dayal, CJ.

This criminal revision has been filed against the judgment dated 30-6-2000 by the learned Sessions Judge (Special Division), Sikkim at Cingtokdismissing the appeal filed by the petitioner against the judgment and sentencepassed by the leaned Chief Judicial Magistrate, East and North districts atGangtok in criminal case fro.85 of 1999 convicting the petitioner K.B. TiwariunderSection409ofthehidianPenalCodeandsentencinghimtoundergosimpleimprisonment of twelve months and to pay fine of ,Rs.2000/- and in default ofpayment of fine to undergo further simple imprisorment for three months.

2. After hearing M. N. Rai, leaned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. S.P.Wangdi, leaned Public Prosecutor, we find no inflrmity in the judgment ofconviction. M. N. RE however submits that having regard to the facts of thecase, lenient view may be taken with respect to the sentence which the petitionermayundergo.Materialfactsonthisaspectofthematterarethattheappellantwasat the relevant time working as Lower Division Clerk in Topakhani Sub-Division(Civil) of power Department. It is in the evidence of Mr. R.b. Bhutia, )1 `-i-ut a a PW-6whowaspostedasAssistantEngineerinthePowerDepartmentthatitisthedrtyoftheAccountantandtheJun-orAccountanttoch.stributesalariesintheSub-Division.However,itisonliecordthatthepetitionerwasgivenmoneybytheAccountantOfTopakhiSub-Divisionfordistributiont`otheemployeesOftheSut)-DivisionandasumofRs.44,414.86wasgiventohimwithrespecttothesalaryofm.BishauidlBahunforthepedodfrom14-94to31-10-95whichcouldnotOepaldtohimsinceBishauLallBahonhadretiredw.e.f31-3-94.ThepetitioneroughttohaverefundedtheanrounttotheDepartmentbutthiswasnotdone,untfl29-6-96whenhedepositedtheanount.ItisadisturbingfeatureofthecasethataLowerDivisionClerkwasaskedtodotheworkofAccountantandJndor Accountant. It is also on record that even one nfasoq namely, DilipPradhapPW-2azsousedtodistributethesalariesoftheemployees.Weareoftheviewthat,inthecircumstances,endsofjusticewillbemetifthepetitionerissentencedtoimprisonmentalreadyundergonebyhimandalsotopayafineOfRs.2,000/-andindefanltofpayinentoffinetoundergosimpleimprisonmentforfifteendays'moreandweorderaccordingly.Thus,therevisionisallowedinpart.Weallowthepetitioneroneweek'stimetodepositthefinefalingwhichheshallbeaITestedtosufferthesentenceawardedbyuswithrespecttotheinpn-sormentindefaultofpaymentoffine.

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