Criminal Revision No.870 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.870 of 2011 Date of decision:-20.5.2011 Tarsem Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present:- Mrs. Bhupinder Pal Kaur Brar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Munish Kumar, AAG Punjab. RITU BAHRI J. Challenge in this revision petition is to the judgment dated 06.1.2011 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Moga whereby the judgment of conviction dated 12.8.2009 passed by the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Moga has been upheld. The petitioner was convicted for offence punishable under Sections 304-A and 279 IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 8-½ months (reduced by the Additional Sessions Judge, Moga by taking lenient view from one year rigorous imprisonment awarded by the trial Court under Section 304-A IPC). Counsel for the petitioner has not argued the appeal on merits. The criminal revision is dismissed. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been facing the trial since the year 1998 i.e. almost 13 years. He has undergone five months and 21 days out of 8½ months of sentence. The petitioner has two Criminal Revision No.870 of 2011 -2- daughters, who are minors and has old mother, who lives with him. They are all dependent upon the petitioner and there is no other male member in the family to take care of them. This Court is of the view that in view of the fact that the petitioner has already undergone 5 months and 21 days, which is sufficient for the purpose of sentence awarded. The petitioner is ordered to be released on probation for a period of six months to the satisfaction of CJM/Duty Magistrate, Moga. He be released forthwith on the condition that he shall pay a Rs.25,000/- as compensation to the legal heirs of the deceased. May 20, 2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Vijay Asija JUDGE