Crl. Rev. No. 829 of 2003 [ Page numbers ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Crl. Rev. No. 829 of 2003 Date of Decision: March 25,2009 Jeet Ram ......................................................................Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ........................................................ Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr.Justice Ashutosh Mohunta Present: Mr. Surinder Singh Kaliramna, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. G.S.Wasu, DAG, Haryana. ... ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J. (Oral) The petitioner is aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 19.8.2002 and 20.8.2002 respectively passed by the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Gurgaon, whereby the petitioner was held guilty under Sections 451/ 354 IPC and was sentenced to undergo RI for one month along with a fine of Rs.500/-. Counsel for the petitioner submits that he does not wish to challenge the findings of both the Courts below. However, a lenient view be taken with regard to the sentencing of the petitioner. A perusal of the facts of the present case shows that the incident took place on 18.5.1997. More than 12 years have elapsed since the date of incident and, therefore, in view of the peculiar facts and Crl. Rev. No. 829 of 2003 [ Page numbers ] circumstances of the present case, it would be in the fitness of things if the sentence of the petitioner is reduced to the one already undergone by him. Resultantly, while upholding the conviction of the petitioner under Sections 451/354 IPC, I reduce the sentence of the petitioner to the one already undergone by him. The petitioner shall, however, pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- which shall be deposited within a period of three months. The revision is accordingly disposed of. 25.3.2009 ( ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA ) Rupi JUDGE