DEEPAK SONI Vs. STATE OF RAJ

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner-prisoner Deepak Soni s/o Sukh Nandan Soni, who is serving sentence of 07 years' imprisonment at Central Jail, Bharatpur being convicted for offence under secs.394, 397 IPC read with sec.3/25 (1-B)(a) and 27 of the Arms; has filed this letter parole petition, inter alia, praying for premature release under Rajasthan Prisoners Shortening of Sentence Rules, 2006.

(2.) IN the reply to the petition filed on behalf of respondents, it is stated that the petitioner-prisoner was convicted by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (FT) No.1, Bhinmal for offence under secs.395, 397 IPC and secs.3/25 (1-B)(A), 27 of the Arms Act and sentenced to life-imprisonment with other substantive sentences under the Arms Act. However, upon appeal, learned appellate court modified his conviction to be under sec.394, 397 IPC instead of sec.395, 397 IPC and consequently, reduced the sentenced to 07 years' imprisonment instead of life imprisonment. As per reply, as on 20.05.2012, the petitioner- prisoner has served imprisonment of 05 years 01 months 13 days against his period of substantive sentence. Nonetheless, it is further stated that another criminal case (No.13/20070 is pending trial against the petitioner before learned Special Court (Robbery Influence Area), Bharatpur.