Criminal Revision No. 786 of 2006 1 .. IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No. 786 of 2006 Date of Decision : 10.05.2011 Jitender alias Jitu ...... Petitioner Versus The State of Haryana ...... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Rahul Vats, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Satyavir Yadav, DAG, Haryana, for the respondent-State. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) This revision is directed against the judgment dated March 2nd, 2006 passed by Sessions Judge, Narnaul affirming the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated October 27th, 2005 of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Narnaul, whereby, the petitioner was convicted under Section 411 of Indian Penal Code and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner does not challenge the judgment of conviction and only prays for reduction of sentence. 3. The grounds pleaded are that, (i) the petitioner has undergone actual sentence of 1 year 5 months and 5 days out of total 2 years; (ii) he has already faced the agony of protracted criminal proceedings spreading over a period of 7 years and; (iii) he was the only bread winner of his family. 4. The grounds taken justify the request made so, Criminal Revision No. 786 of 2006 2 .. this Court upholds the conviction of the petitioner but is inclined to reduce the sentence. It is further of the opinion that ends of justice shall be met if the petitioner is sentenced to the period already undergone by him and orders accordingly. 5. The revision is allowed partly as indicated above (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 10.05.2011 som