IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Revision No. 2440 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: October 20, 2011 Om Parkash …Petitioner Versus The Punjab State. … Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH 1. Whether reporters of local news papers may be Allowed to see judgment? 2. To be referred to reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. Ranjit Sharma, Advocate, for Mr. Ranjit Saini, Advocate, for the petitioner. Alok Singh, J. (Oral) Petitioner was found guilty and sentenced to undergo imprisonment vide judgment and order dated 01.02.2010 of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ropar, is as under:- Sr. No . Name of convicts Under Section Sentence 1. Om Parkash 326/34 IPC Undergo RI for two years and to pay fine of Rs.1000/- CRR No. 2440 of 2011 379/34 IPC Undergo RI for one year and to pay fine of Rs.500/- 411 IPC Undergo RI for one year and to pay fine of Rs.500/- The appeal filed by the accused/revisionist was dismissed and judgment passed by the learned Trial Court was upheld by learned Appellate court/Additional Sessions Judge, Ropar, vide judgment dated 06.09.2011. Learned counsel, appearing on behalf of the revisionist-petitioner, states that he is not pressing this petition on merit and is not challenging the conviction of the accused-revisionist. Learned counsel has argued that this Court may enhance the compensation/fine and may consider to reduce the sentence for the period already undergone. Learned Counsel for the accused-petitioner agrees to pay Rs.25,000/- to the injured as compensation over and above the fine imposed by the learned Trial Court. Notice of motion. 2 CRR No. 2440 of 2011 On being asked, Mr. Jaswinder Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have perused the record. In the opinion of this Court, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the accused/petitioner in the company of hardcore criminals; he has already faced mental agony; reducing the sentence for the period already undergone and enhancing the fine/compensation to be paid to the injured seems to be best option. Therefore, sentence imposed by the learned Trial Court is reduced for the period already undergone in the present case. However, fine/compensation imposed upon the petitioner is enhanced to Rs.25,000/- over and above the fine already imposed by the Trial Court, which shall be payable to the injured under Section 357 Cr.P.C. The petitioner is directed to deposit the above said amount, within one month from today, with the Trial Court. It is made clear that in case enhanced amount of compensation is not deposited, as directed above, this petition shall be deemed to have been dismissed and in that event, the order of the learned Trial Court shall revive automatically. With above mentioned modification in the matter of sentence, this petition stand disposed of. 3 CRR No. 2440 of 2011 October 20, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge 4