Criminal Revision No. 277 of 1998 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh. Criminal Revision No. 277 of 1998 Date of Decision: 23.01.2008. Ram Chander and Others …Petitioners Versus State of Haryana …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. K.S.Dhaliwal, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Shalini Attri, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana, for the State. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The instant revision petition has been preferred by Ram Chander, Mohan Lal and Raja. Mohan Lal was married with Sunita in May, 1987. Sunita has lodged case FIR No. 42 dated 23.4.1989 under Section 498-A IPC at Police Station Julana. Sunita appeared in the Court as PW.2 and her father Ram Kumar as PW.1. They have given the details of the cruelty inflicted upon Sunita by the petitioners. Criminal Revision No. 277 of 1998 2 Petitioner No.1 Ram Chander is father-in-law, Mohan Lal is husband and Raja is younger brother of her husband. They were convicted by the trial Court under Section 498-A IPC to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year each and a fine of Rs.1000/- each and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo simple imprisonment for a period of one month. They had preferred an appeal and the same was dismissed by the Court of learned Sessions Judge, Jind. Since the FIR was lodged in the year 1989 and the marriage was solemnized in the year 1987, a period of more than 18 years has lapsed. As per the judgment of trial Court, Ram Chander was aged 50 years, Mohan Lal was 25 years of age and Raja was aged 20 years, respectively. Sending the petitioners behind the bar after more than 18 years will serve no useful purpose. It will be better if Sunita is compensated. The contention of Mr. Dhaliwal that the petitioners be granted probation is not acceptable. However, since the petitioners have undergone 30 days, I reduce their sentence to already undergone. However, I not only enhance the sentence of fine but also deem it appropriate to grant compensation to Sunita, harassed wife. The sentence of Mohan Lal husband is reduced to already undergone provided he deposit deposit Rs.50,000/- as compensation to be given to his wife, whereas the sentence of Ram Chander, father-in- law and Raja, brother-in-law, is reduced to already undergone provided they deposit Rs.20,000/- as compensation. The amount of Rs.90,000/- will be deposited and the same shall be given to Sunita as compensation. In case, fine (which is to be given as compensation) is Criminal Revision No. 277 of 1998 3 not deposited, the present revision petition shall deem to be dismissed and the petitioner shall undergo their sentences as awarded by the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jind and affirmed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Jind. With these observations, the present revision petition is disposed of. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge January 23, 2008 “DK”