Sentence reduced to period already undergone in customs offence revision, while conviction was maintained.

The revision concerned only the quantum of sentence for a customs offence. The Gujarat HC considered the long lapse of time since the incident, the substantial imprisonment already undergone, and the absence of any useful purpose in requiring the accused to serve the remaining term. On that basis, the Court interfered only with punishment, reduced the sentence to the period already undergone, and maintained the conviction.

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Issues: Whether the sentence imposed for the customs offence should be reduced to the period already undergone while the conviction was maintained.

Analysis: The revision was confined to the question of sentence. The Court took into account the long lapse of time since the incident, the fact that the accused had already undergone substantial imprisonment, and that no useful purpose would be served by requiring him to undergo the remaining term. The conviction was not disturbed, but the circumstances warranted interference only on the quantum of punishment.

Conclusion: The sentence was reduced to the period already undergone. The conviction was upheld.

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