Crl. R No. 2612 of 2010 (O&M) ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. R No. 2612 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision : January 21, 2011 Krishan Kumar alias Bobby, ...... Petitioner v. State of Punjab, ...... Respondent *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr. Gurcharan Dass, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gazi Mohd., DAG Punjab for the respondent. *** 1. Whether 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 ? *** AJAY TEWARI, J (Oral) This revision petition has been filed against the orders convicting the petitioner under Sections 454, 380, 411 of the IPC and sentencing him to undergo RI for two years each under Sections 454, 380 of the IPC and fine of Rs. 700/- u/s 454 IPC and Rs.500/- u/s 380 IPC, and to undergo RI for one year under Section 411 IPC and fine of Rs.500/-. Counsel for the petitioner has fairly not argued on the merits of the case but has only prayed that the petitioner being the first offender Crl. R No. 2612 of 2010 (O&M) ::2:: should be released on probation. Counsel for the respondent has, however, stated that the petitioner and his co-accused were involved in a serious offence of theft and, therefore, this petition be dismissed. Custody certificate has been produced, as per which the petitioner has undergone three months and seven days of actual sentence till 19.11.2010 and hence he has undergone more than five months of actual sentence till now. In my opinion, it would be in the interest of justice that even while upholding the conviction of the petitioner, the sentence awarded to him is reduced to that already undergone by him. Ordered accordingly. The petitioner be released forthwith, if not required in any other case. Revision Petition stands disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) January 21, 2011. JUDGE `kk'