IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Crl.Revision No. 1261 of 2008 Date of Decision: January 14, 2009 Kiranpal ...........Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ..........Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mrs.Justice Sabina Present: Mr.R.S.Rai, Senior Advocate with Mr. Gauttam Dutt, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Sidharath Sarup,AAG Haryana Sabina, J. Kiranpal-petitioner was convicted and sentenced under Sections 420, 467, 468 ,471, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (for short `IPC') by the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Palwal vide judgment and order dated 30.8.2006 and 31.8.2006, respectively. Aggrieved by the same, petitioner preferred an appeal and the same was dismissed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Faridabad vide judgment dated 17.7.2008. Hence, the present revision petition. Vide order dated 22.7.2008, this petition was admitted only qua the quantum of sentence. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that Bhoop Ram (PW5) had stated in his cross-examination that he has received the amount after two months. Petitioner had undergone more than 13 months of sentence. Vide order dated 31.8.2006, petitioner was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years for the offence under Sections 120-B, Crl.Revision No. 1261 of 2008 -2- 420, 467, 468, 471 of the Indian Penal Code and a fine of Rs. 200/- each . All the sentences were ordered to run concurrently. Fine as imposed by the trial Court has already been deposited by the petitioner. Keeping in view the fact that Bhoop Ram (PW5) has deposed in his cross-examination that he has received the amount in question after two months, it would be a fit case where the sentence of imprisonment is liable to be reduced to already undergone by the petitioner. Accordingly, the sentence of imprisonment of the petitioner as awarded by the trial Court and upheld by the appellate Court is reduced to as already undergone by him Revision petition stands disposed of. ( Sabina ) Judge January 14, 2009 arya