Penal Code, 1860–Secs. 380 & 457 [Corresponding Secs. 305 & 331(4) of BNS, 2023]–Conviction–Prayer to reduce the sentence–Occurrence pertains to the year 1997 and involves the offence of house trespassing and theft–Petitioner has suffered the agony of the protracted trial, spanning over a period of more than 29 years–He is a poor person–Sentence is reduced up to the period of already undergone.
