CRR No.1985 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRR No.1985 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision:- 01.09.2011 Ishak ....Petitioner Vs. State of Haryana ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N. JINDAL Present:- Mr. Rajesh Lamba, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** A.N. JINDAL, J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. Amit Rana, DAG, Haryana, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent-State. Assailed in this petition is the judgment dated 23.07.2011 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court, Nuh, District Mewat, dismissing the appeal filed by the petitioner against the judgment of conviction dated 17.02.2010 and order of sentence dated 18.02.2010, passed by the Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Nuh. The allegations against the petitioner are that while furnishing the surety bond for release of an accused, he made false statement having landed property in his name. He also filed false affidavit in that regard, but while the Court ordered forfeiture CRR No.1985 of 2011 (O&M) 2 of the bond and imposed penalty upon him, he stated that he has no landed property in his name. The Courts below have returned concurrent findings of fact that accused-petitioner has forged some documents and produced the same in the Court. Both the Courts below appear to have taken right view of the matter while convicting him for the offences under Sections 467, 468 and 471 IPC. The only contention raised by the counsel is regarding extending some leniency on the quantum of sentence. Heard, the offence committed by the petitioner is that of fraud played upon the Court, thereby with the intention for releasing an accused. However, keeping in view that the petitioner has already faced trauma protracted trial pending since 2001, the sentence could be reduced to two years. Resultantly, this petition is dismissed with the modification in the sentence, which is reduced to two years without any alteration in the sentence of fine. (A.N.JINDAL) 1st September, 2011 JUDGE ajp