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16. With respect to the sentence, the learned counsel for the appellant submitted that the appellant is at the age of 51 at the time of the incident and he had also undergone imprisonment for a substantial :-22-:
period as an under trial prisoner and the appellant has not been involved in any other case and the accused is a sick man and therefore, a lenient view may be taken in the matter of sentence.
17. According to me, the above submission of the learned counsel requires positive consideration. Besides the grounds advanced by counsel for the appellant, in support of his claim for leniency, it is borne out from the records that the accused is a person belonging to parayan caste and he is a coolie by profession which shows that he belongs to lower strata of the society. In the absence of any previous criminal back track, according to me, the substantial sentence imposed against him requires modification.