IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No. 533 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: September 20, 2011 Daulat Ram .. Petitioner Vs. M/s Hans Raj Subhash Chander & Company and another .. Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N. Jindal Present: Mr. Vivek Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. SPS Tina, Advocate for the respondents. A.N. Jindal, J Assailed in this petition is the judgment dated 16.2.2011 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Ferozepur, dismissing the appeal filed by the accused- petitioner (herein referred as, 'the accused') against the judgment dated 12.4.2008, convicting and sentencing him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months and to pay fine of `2000/- under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. At the very out set, without assailing the findings of conviction, learned counsel for the petitioner has urged that since the petitioner has paid the entire cheque amount, therefore, some leniency may beshown to him on the quantum of sentence. Learned counsel for the respondent has conceded the aforesaid fact while stating that he had received a sum of `10,000/- earlier and he has received a sum of `15,000/- i.e. total amount of `25,000/- today in the court in terms of the order dated 9.5.2011 passed by this Court, he would make such statement before the Executing Court and also withdraw the execution. He has further submitted that the respondent having received the entire amount, he has no objection if some leniency is extended to the accused on the quantum of sentence. Under the circumstances, since the accused has already undergone about three months of the substantive sentence and has paid the Criminal Revision No. 533 of 2011 -2- *** entire cheque amount, I am of the considered opinion that ends of justice would be met if some leniency on the quantum of sentence is shown to him. Resultantly, this petition is dismissed with the modification in the sentence which is reduced to that of already undergone by him without any alteration in the sentence of fine. September 20, 2011 (A.N. Jindal) deepak Judge