IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Revision No. 2608 of 2011 Date of decision: 25.11.2011 Manjit Kaur and another .....Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH Present: Mr. I.P.S. Kohli , Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. A.S. Jattana, Addl.A.G, Punjab for the State. **** RANJIT SINGH, J. The petitioners are husband and wife and are convicted for offences under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 34 IPC. As on date, there is sentence of one year rigorous imprisonment imposed on the petitioners for offences under Section 420/34, 467/34 and 468/34 in each case. In addition, the petitioners have also been sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for six months for offence under section 471 read with Section 34 IPC. It is alleged that the petitioners opened an account pretending to be Tej Kaur and had withdrawn some amount from the FDRs standing on the said name. As per the counsel for the petitioners, the allegations are of having withdrawn sum of ` 37,660/-. The counsel prays for showing some leniency on the ground that the lady petitioner is of an old age of 56 years and also is not keeping good health. The husband is also nearing 60 years of Crl. Revision No. 2608 of 2011 -2- age and has statedly suffered paralytic attack. Considering the age and other circumstances of the case and the fact that the petitioners have now shown repetence, the case for showing leniency to petitioner No.1-Manjit Kaur, who is lady and her husband/petitioner No. 2 is made out. Sentence imposed on petitioner No. 1, Manjit Kaur is reduced to period of rigorous imprisonment already undergone, which is about three months, as per custody certificate. Sentenced imposed on petitioner No. 2, Charan Singh is, however, reduced to period of six months rigorous imprisonment. The present revision petition is, otherwise, dismissed. November 25, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) rts JUDGE