Penal Code, 1860–Sec. 411 [Corresponding Sec. 317(2) of BNS, 2023]–Conviction–Reduction of sentence–Incident relates back to the year 2004 and the petitioner has undergone a period of about one and half months in custody–He suffered mental agony and trauma of protracted trial–It would be just to reduce the sentence up to the period of already undergone.
