Criminal Revision No. 488 of 2006 1 .. IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No. 488 of 2006 Date of Decision : 09.03.2011. Kuldeep Singh ...... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. I.P.S.Kohli, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Ranvir S. Chauhan, DAG, Punjab, for the respondent-State. NAWAB SINGH J.(Oral) This revision is directed against the judgment dated December 10th, 2005 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Jalandhar affirming the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated dated October 9th, 2003 of Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Jalandhar, whereby, petitioner was convicted and sentenced as under:- Offence Sentence Fine In default 325/34 IPC RI for 1 year Rs.500/- RI for 10 days. 324/34 IPC RI for 6 months - -- 323 IPC RI for 3 months - -- The substantive sentences were ordered to run concurrently. 2. The occurrence took place on October 25th, 2000 on a trivial dispute of water channel. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has urged that he does not challenge the conviction and prays for reduction of the sentence of the petitioner on the grounds that, (i) he has undergone actual sentence of 3 months; (ii) he has suffered the agony of Criminal Revision No. 488 of 2006 2 .. protracted criminal proceedings spreading over a long period of 11 years; and (iii) he is neither previous convict nor has he indulged in any criminal activity before or after registration of this case. 3. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and having regard to the fact that the incident had taken place about 11 years ago, this Court upholds the conviction of the petitioner but reduces the sentence to the period already undergone by him. 4. The revision is accepted partly as indicated above. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 09.03.2011. som