IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Revision No. 1899 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: January 28, 2011 Sarabjit Singh and another. …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab. … Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH 1. Whether reporters of local news papers may be Allowed to see judgment? 2. To be referred to reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. Hemant Saini, Advocate and Mr. L.M. Gulati, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Jaspreet Singh, AAG, Punjab. Mrs. G.K. Mann, Advocate, for the complainant. **** Alok Singh, J. (Oral) Petitioners were found guilty under Sections 326/325/324/323/34 of the Indian Penal Code and were CRR No. 1899 of 2010 sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years and to pay fine of Rs.1500/- each and in default to further undergo RI for three months for the commission of offence punishable under Section 326 IPC. They were further sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year and to pay fine of Rs.500/-each and in default to further undergo RI for one month for the commission of offence punishable under Section 325/34 IPC and were further sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of nine months under Section 324 IPC and to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three months under Section 323/34 IPC. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioners does not challenge the conviction of the petitioner and stated that the petitioners are in jail from 22.04.2010, the date of the judgment passed by the Appellate Court, which is not disputed by the learned Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of this case while maintaining the conviction of the petitioners, the petitioner is sentenced to undergo for the period already undergone by them in this case. However, fine imposed upon the petitioners are enhanced to Rs.10,000/- each over and above the fine already imposed by the Trial Court. The petitioners are directed to deposit 2 CRR No. 1899 of 2010 the above said amount, within one month from today, with the Trial Court to be paid to the injured as compensation under Section 357 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. It is made clear that in case enhanced amount is not deposited, as directed above, this revision petition shall be deemed to have been dismissed. With above mentioned modification this revision petition stands disposed of. January 28, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge 3