Criminal Appeal No. 1314-SB of 2006 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Criminal Appeal No. 1314-SB of 2006 Date of Decision: 18.10.2011 Tirath Singh ... Appellant Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: None for the appellant. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondent. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present appellant was tried in case FIR No. 124 dated 2.10.2005 registered at Police Station Sadar, Kapurthala, under Sections 304 Part-I and 427 IPC. The case was tried by the Court of Sessions Judge, Kapurthala and vide its judgment dated 13.6.2006 held the appellant guilty for the offence under Section 304 Part-I IPC and vide a separate order of even date, he was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of ten years and to pay a fine of ` 2,000, in default whereof to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of two months. On the last date of hearing i.e. 12.10.2011, learned counsel for the appellant has submitted that since the appellant has undergone the Criminal Appeal No. 1314-SB of 2006 2 entire sentence, he does not intend to pursue the present appeal. Learned counsel for the State was directed to verify the fact as to whether the appellant has undergone the entire sentence or not. Today, Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, has filed an affidavit of Ravinder Loomba, Superintendent of Police (Prison), Central Jail, Ludhiana, wherein a particular note has been given, which reads as under:- “...The above said convict was released on 15.04.2011 after completion of his sentence with giving the benefit of remission for the period of Five Years, One Month and Three Days only. The amount of fine has been deposited by the convict on jail gate...” Since on the last date of hearing, learned counsel for the appellant has submitted that the appellant is satisfied with his conviction and he does not intend to pursue the present appeal after having undergone the entire sentence. This Court has no other option except to dispose of the present appeal in terms of the statement made by learned counsel for the appellant on 12.10.2011. Ordered accordingly. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge October 18, 2011 “DK”