Criminal Revision No.371 of 1993 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh. Criminal Revision No. 371 of 1993 Date of Decision: 06.02.2008 Satinder Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of Haryana …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Karamvir Singh Nalwa, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Manmohan Sikka, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana, for the Petitioner-State. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) Mr. Karamvir Singh Nalwa, Advocate, appearing for the petitioner at the outset has stated that he will not contest the conviction of petitioner as trial Court and the Appellate Court below had only convicted the petitioner for offence under Sections 279 & 338 IPC. The petitioner was awarded three months simple imprisonment for the offence under Section 279 IPC and a fine of Rs.250/-. In default to pay fine, to undergo simple imprisonment for 15 days. He was also sentenced under Section 338 IPC to undergo simple imprisonment for three months and a fine of Rs.500/- and in default to pay fine, to further undergo simple imprisonment for one month. For awarding this sentence, what had prevailed upon the trial Criminal Revision No.371 of 1993 2 Court was that petitioner left the injured at the spot and fled away from the place of occurrence. Be as it may, since the sentence was awarded only for three months simple imprisonment and the occurrence pertains to November 1987, no useful purpose will be served by sending the petitioner behind the bars. The petitioner has already suffered a protracted trial for more than 20 years. Hence, sentence of the petitioner is reduced to already undergone as he has undergone about a week after dismissal of his appeal. However, sentence of fine is enhanced to Rs.10,000/-, which shall be paid in the Court by the petitioner on or before 30.4.2008. Non-payment of fine by the petitioner shall amount to dismissal of the present revision petition. With these observations, the present revision petition stands disposed off. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge February 6, 2008 “DK