Criminal Revision No. 1857 of 2004 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No. 1857 of 2004 (O&M). Date of Decision : 03.11.2009. Kanwar Pal ...... Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. J.S.Dahiya, Advocate, for Mr. Harkesh Manuja, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Vivek Lamba, AAG, Haryana for the respondent-State. NAWAB SINGH J. This revision is directed against the judgment dated August 23 rd, 2003 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Panipat whereby, judgment of conviction dated October 5 th, 2001 passed by Chief Judicial Magistrate, Panipat convicting the revisionist-accused under Section 16(1)(a)(i) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (hereinafter referred to as the Food Act) was upheld and the sentence awarded to the petitioner was reduced to One year and six months with fine of Rs. 5,000/-. 2. Learned counsel urged that he does not challenge the conviction on merits and prays for reduction of the sentence as stated at the outset. He submitted that the petitioner has already undergone actual sentence of 6 months and 10 days out of the total sentence of one and a half years. It calls for pointed notice that the occurrence of this case relates to the year 1992 and thus, the revisionist has suffered the agony of protracted criminal proceedings spreading over a long period of 17 years, he is not a previous convict nor he is indulged in any criminal activity before or after Criminal Revision No. 1857 of 2004 2 registration of this case and is the only bread earner of the family. 3. The aforesaid circumstances are of mitigating nature and justify the request made. Hence, this Court upholds the conviction of the petitioner but reduces the sentence to 6 months and 10 days, the period already undergone by him. 4. The revision is accepted partly. However, sentence of fine shall remain intact. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 03.11.2009. som