IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.338 of 2004 Date of decision: September 27, 2010 Harjeet Singh .. Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .. Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N. Jindal Present: Mr. Vikram Sharma, Advocate for Mr. V.K. Chaudhary, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Amit Chaudhary, AAG, Punjab for the respondent. A.N. Jindal, J Assailed in this petition is the judgment dated 20.1.2004 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Mansa, dismissing the appeal filed by the accused- petitioner (herein referred as 'the accused') against the judgment dated 18.10.2002 passed by the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Mansa, convicting and sentencing him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months and to pay fine of Rs.200/- under Sections 279, 337 & 338 IPC. At the very outset, without assailing the findings of conviction, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that he being the first offender and having already undergone more than two months out of the substantive sentence, may be extended some leniency on the quantum of sentence. Having examined the impugned judgment, the evidence appears to have been appreciated in the right perspective. No illegality much less irregularity or perversity has been detected or pointed out warranting interference by this Court. As such, without making any exception to the expression of opinion made by both the courts below regarding conviction, the same are maintained. Now coming to the quantum of sentence, it may be observed that the occurrence took place way back in the year 2000 and the accused has already suffered a lot due to the protracted proceedings pending against Criminal Revision No.338 of 2004 -2- him since then. He has already undergone more than two months of the substantive sentence. No bad antecedents have come on record in order to dub him as habitual offender. As such, I am of the considered opinion that ends of justice would be met if some leniency is extended to him. Consequently, this petition is dismissed with the modification in the sentence which is reduced to three months without alteration in the sentence of fine. Copy of the judgment be sent to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mansa, for compliance. September 27, 2010 (A.N. Jindal) deepak Judge