Criminal Revision No. 462 of 1989 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh. 1. Criminal Revision No. 462 of 1989 Date of Decision: 30.01.2008. Teja Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent 2. Criminal Revision No. 461 of 1989 Teja Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent 3. Criminal Revision No. 434 of 1989 Jai Chand …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent 4. Criminal Revision No. 463 of 1989 Teja Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent AND Criminal Revision No. 462 of 1989 2 5. Criminal Revision No. 464 of 1989 Teja Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Petitioner …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Jatinder Nagpal, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Ranbir Singh Rawat, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for the State. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) By this order, five criminal revision petition Nos. 462, 461, 434, 463 and 464 of 1989 are disposed of together as the same arise from case FIR No. 64 dated 23.2.1980, registered at Police Station Samana, under Sections 406, 408, 467, 471 and 120-B IPC. Accused were awarded maximum six months sentence in the case. Revision petition was filed in this Court in 1989. Occurrence pertains to year 1974. It can be taken into consideration that since 1974, petitioners are suffering protracted trial. Maximum sentence awarded is six months. In case, petitioners are sent to jail, the miseries of petitioners will unnecessarily be enhanced. Right of speedy trial as enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution weigh heavily in favour of the petitioner. Accordingly, as these cases have arisen from one challan, I release the petitioners on probation under the Probation of Offenders Criminal Revision No. 462 of 1989 3 Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”). They will be called upon by the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patiala, to furnish bonds for six months to keep good conduct and behaviour. Needless to say that benefit of the Act shall not be construed as disqualification, as per the mandate of the Act. With these observations, all the revision petitions are disposed of. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge January 30, 2008 “DK”