Crl.A. No. 000397 / 2016

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Under the Prevention of Corruption Act, conviction once upheld need not result in the maximum prescribed sentence; appellate courts possess discretionary power to modify quantum of sentence by taking into account mitigating personal circumstances such as the accused being the sole earning member of the family and loss of employment. As analyzed on casestatus.in, upholding conviction while reducing sentence represents a valid exercise of judicial discretion where peculiar facts so warrant.