Crl.Rev.No.1091 of 2001 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Revision No.1091 of 2001 Date of Decision: 3 - 3 - 2009 Jagdish Chander .....Petitioner v. State of Haryana .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA *** Present: Mr.R.S.Mamli, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.S.S.Mor, Sr. DAG, Haryana. *** KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Jagdish Chander son of Prahlad was convicted by the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hisar under Section 304-A IPC to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/-. In default of payment of fine, he was to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for one month. He was also sentenced under Section 279 IPC to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/-. In default of payment of fine, he was to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for one month. He was further sentenced under Section 337 IPC to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- and in default of payment of fine to further undergo Crl.Rev.No.1091 of 2001 [2] rigorous imprisonment for 15 days. All the sentences were ordered to run concurrently. Aggrieved against the same, an appeal was filed. The Appellate Court had maintained the conviction. However, it reduced the sentence under Section 304-A IPC from one year to 10 months rigorous imprisonment. The present revision petition on 26.7.2001 was admitted qua sentence only. Mr.Mamli appearing for the petitioner has stated that occurrence pertain to the year 1989 and petitioner has suffered a protracted trial of 20 years. Counsel state that petitioner has not committed any offence during the pendency of the present petition and he was aged 35 years at the time when he was convicted and sentenced by the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hisar. Taking into consideration, long protracted trial, sentence awarded upon the petitioner is reduced from 10 months to six months rigorous imprisonment under Section 304-A IPC. Petition is disposed off. ( KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA ) March 3, 2009. JUDGE RC