In Brief
A Haryana Roadways driver was convicted of embezzling 85 litres of diesel meant for a passenger bus in 1999. The trial court sentenced him to three years' imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 15,000. The High Court dismissed his revision petition. The Supreme Court upheld the conviction but modified the sentence, considering the appellant was now in his late sixties, ill, no longer employed, and had no other criminal record. The Court reduced the jail term to time already served and increased the fine to Rs. 25,000, with no further imprisonment if the fine was paid."
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