(1.) THE State has filed this appeal under Section 377 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973(Code, for short) against the inadequacy of sentence imposed upon the accused in Criminal Case No.150/S/2002/F by the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Margao, by Judgment/Order dated 29th September, 2003.
(2.) THE accused has also prayed for his acquittal in terms of sub-section
(3.) I shall, therefore, consider first whether the accused is entitled for acquittal.