CRR No. 1532 of 2011 (O&M) 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh CRR No. 1532 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 10.8.2011 Nand Lal @ Madan Lal ......petitioner Versus State of Haryana .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.N.S.Shekhawat, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Amandeep Singh, AAG, Haryana. **** SABINA, J. Petitioner was convicted for offence under Sections 419 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (“IPC” for short), vide judgment dated 26.8.2009 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate. Vide order dated 27.8.2009, the petitioner was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three years for an offence under Section 419 IPC and to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three years with a fine of ` 3,000/- for an offence under Section 420 IPC. Both the sentences were ordered to CRR No. 1532 of 2011 (O&M) 2 run currently. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner preferred an appeal, which was dismissed vide judgment dated 8.7.2011 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court. Hence, the present revision petition. During the course of arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner has not challenged the conviction of the petitioner under Sections 419 and 420 IPC but has submitted that sentence qua imprisonment of the petitioner be reduced to already undergone by him. Learned counsel has further submitted that the dispute in the present case was qua ` 30,000/- and the petitioner had deposited the said amount with the trial Court and had no objection if the same was ordered to be released to the complainant. It is further stated that the fine, as imposed by the trial Court, has since been deposited by the petitioner. As per the custody certificate placed on record by the learned State counsel, the petitioner has already undergone 3 months and 22 days of actual sentence and is not involved in any other criminal case. The amount of ` 30,000/- has been deposited by the petitioner with the trial Court on 28.7.2011. The said amount be disbursed to the complainant forthwith. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, it would be just and expedient to reduce the sentence qua imprisonment of the petitioner to already undergone by him. Accordingly, conviction of the petitioner for offence under Sections 419 and 420 IPC is maintained. However, the sentence qua imprisonment of the petitioner is reduced to already undergone CRR No. 1532 of 2011 (O&M) 3 by him. The petitioner, who is in custody, be set at liberty forthwith, if he is not required in any other criminal case. The petition stands disposed of accordingly. (SABINA) JUDGE August 10, 2011 anita