IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No. 1277 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision : 13.7.2011. Sumer Chand ...... Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Pankaj Bali, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Satyavir Yadav, DAG, Haryana. Complainant in person with her counsel Mr. Parminder Singh, Advocate. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) This revision is directed against the judgment dated May 16th, 2011 passed by Sessions Judge, Karnal affirming the judgment of conviction dated July 14th, 2010 and order of sentence dated July 15th, 2010 of Judicial Magistrate First Class, Karnal whereby, petitioner was convicted and sentenced as under:- Offence Sentence Fine In default 354 IPC RI for 6 months - - 452 IPC RI for 2 years - - 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner does not challenge the judgments of conviction and only prays for reduction of sentence. 3. The grounds pleaded are that, (i) the petitioner has undergone actual sentence of about two months; (ii) after conviction, the parties have compromised the matter. In this regard, affidavit of Mafi Devi (Annexure A-1) has also been tendered; (iii) petitioner has already faced the agony of protracted criminal proceedings spreading over a period of 6 years; (iv) he was not charged or challaned in any case prior to or after registration of the present case and; (v) he is the only bread winner of his family. 4. The grounds taken justify the request made so, this Court upholds the conviction of the petitioner but his sentence is reduced to the period already undergone by him. However, the Criminal Revision No. 1277 of 2011 (O&M) (2) sentence of fine shall remain intact. The petitioner be released forthwith if not required in any other case. A copy of this order be given by hand under the signatures of Reader. 13.7.2011. (NAWAB SINGH) SN JUDGE