CRR No.74 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh. CRR No.74 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 05.04.2011 Vinod Kumar ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ....Respondents. Coram:- Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Singh 1.Whether reporters of local news papers may be allowed to see judgement ? 2. To be referred to reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest ? Present: Mr. R.N. Lohan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Dhir, DAG, Haryana for the State. ... Alok Singh, J (Oral). Petitioner was found guilty under Sections 279/304-A of the Indian Penal Code and was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three months under Section 279 IPC and to pay fine of Rs.500/- and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for fifteen days, and to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years and to pay fine of Rs.500/- under Section 304-A IPC and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for three months. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner does not challenge the conviction of the petitioner and submitted that the petitioner CRR No.74 of 2011 2 has already remained in custody for about two months during the pendency of this case and he has suffered a lot of embarrassment owing to the pendency of this criminal case. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and gone through the record. The present case was registered against the petitioner for offence under Sections 279/337/304-A of the Indian Penal Code. The sword of Damocles is not to hangover the head of the petitioner for all times to come. He has suffered mental agony due to registration of this criminal case against him. The petitioner has already undergone sentence for about two months in this case. Custody certificate produced in Court today, is taken on record. In the opinion of this Court, no useful purpose shall be served in keeping the petitioner in jail in the company of hard core criminals; enhancing the fine to be paid as compensation to the L.Rs of the deceased and the injured would be better option. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of this case while maintaining the conviction of the petitioner, the petitioner is sentenced to undergo sentence for the period already undergone by him in this case. However, accused/petitioner shall pay compensation/fine of Rs.25000/-, out of which Rs.20,000/- shall be paid to the L.Rs. of the deceased and Rs.5000/- shall be paid to the injured, within 30 days from today, failing which present petition shall be deemed having been dismissed. In the event of deposit by the accused, learned trial Court shall issue notice to the L.Rs. of the deceased as well as the injured and shall pay the amount of Rs.20,000/- and Rs.5000/-, respectively to them. The compensation shall be over and above the compensation, if any, awarded by the MACT. CRR No.74 of 2011 3 With above mentioned modification in the matter of sentence, this revision petition is dismissed. ( Alok Singh ) Judge 05.04.2011 sk.