IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.1493 of 2004. Date of Decision : 25.04.2011. Raju alias Raj Kumar & another ...... Petitioners Versus State of Haryana ...... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Maharaj Kumar, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Satyavir Singh Yadav, DAG, Haryana, for the respondent-State. NAWAB SINGH J. This revision is directed against the judgment dated July 19th, 2004 passed by Sessions Judge, Karnal affirming the judgment of conviction dated March 13th, 2002 and order of sentence dated March 14th, 2002 of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Karnal whereby, petitioners were convicted and sentenced as under:- Offence Sentence Fine In default 323/34 IPC RI for 6 months - - 324/34 IPC RI for 6 months - - 326/34 IPC RI for 3 years ` 500/- RI for 2 months The sentences were ordered to run concurrently. 2. The occurrence took place on February 12th, 1995 on a trivial issue of demanding stiching charges by Anil Kumar – complainant-injured, a tailor by profession, from Bhagat Ram, petitioner No.2. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners do not challenge the judgments of conviction and only prays for reduction of sentence. The grounds pleaded are that, (i) the petitioners have already faced the agony of protracted criminal proceedings spreading over a period of 16 years; (ii). prior to the registration of the present case and thereafter, they had never been challaned for any offence; (iii). they are the only bread winners of their families; and (iv) they have already undergone actual sentence of more than 5 months. 4. The grounds taken justify the request made so, this Court upholds the conviction of the petitioners but their sentence is reduced to the period already undergone by them. However, the sentence of fine shall remain intact. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 25.04.2011 som