-1- Criminal Revision No.739 of 2002. IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ... Criminal Revision No.739 of 2002. Date of Decision: February 05, 2010. Rissal Singh ... Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and another ...Respondent 1. Whether the Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHINDER PAL. Present: Mr. Harish Rathee, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Vishal Munjal, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. -.- MOHINDER PAL, J. Petitioner Rissal Singh was convicted by the trial Court under Section 304-A of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as `the Code') and sentenced to undergo rigorous -2- Criminal Revision No.739 of 2002. imprisonment for one year and to pay fine of Rs.2500/-, in default whereof to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for three months. His appeal was dismissed by the lower appellate Court. Hence this revision petition. When the matter was taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner, comprehending that the case of the prosecution against the petitioner stood proved beyond all reasonable doubts, did not challenge the conviction of the petitioner as recorded by the trial Court and upheld by the lower appellate Court, but prayed for leniency in the matter of sentence. In this case, the petitioner, who was a Driver with the Haryana Roadways, was driving the offending bus at a very high speed and in a negligent manner, which resulted in the accident with the Tata Sumo, being driven by Vijay Kumar. Vijay Kumar died in the accident. So as to serve as a deterrent to others not to indulge in such like offences, I am of the considered opinion that no interference in the sentence order is called for. There is no mitigating circumstance in favour of the petitioner. The sentence of rigorous imprisonment for one year besides fine commensurates with the offence committed by the petitioner. Thus, the facts and circumstances of the case do not warrant interference by this Court in exercise of its revisional jurisdiction under Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Accordingly, this revision petition is hereby dismissed being without -3- Criminal Revision No.739 of 2002. any merit. February 05, 2010. ( MOHINDER PAL ) ak JUDGE