IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Revision No. 2080 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: October 12, 2011 Satish Kumar and others …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab. … Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH 1. Whether reporters of local news papers may be Allowed to see judgment? 2. To be referred to reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. Sarju Puri, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Jaswinder Singh, DAG, Punjab. Alok Singh, J. (Oral) Petitioners were found guilty and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for a period of one year each and to pay a fine of Rs.1000/- each for the commission of offence under Section 323 IPC. They were further sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years each and to pay a fine of Rs.1000/- each for the commission of offence punishable under Section 325 IPC CRR No. 2080 of 2011 by the learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Rupnagar vide order dated 13.12.2010. In appeal filed by the accused/revisionists, order on quantum of sentence passed by the learned Trial Court was modified. They were sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one and half year instead of two years under Section 325 IPC. Rest of the sentence was affirmed by learned Appellate Court/Sessions Judge, Rupnagar, vide judgment dated 17.08.2011. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that he is not pressing this petition on merit and is not challenging the conviction of the accused. Learned counsel has argued that this Court may enhance the compensation/fine and may consider to reduce the sentence for the period already undergone. Learned Counsel for the accused-petitioners agrees to pay Rs.25,000/-each to the injured as compensation over and above the fine imposed by the learned Trial Court. Mr. Jaswinder Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, states that petitioners are the first time offender and no other criminal case is pending against them. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have perused the record. In the opinion of this Court, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the accused/petitioners in the 2 CRR No. 2080 of 2011 company of hardcore criminals; they have already faced mental agony; reducing the sentence for the period already undergone and enhancing the fine/compensation to be paid to the injured seems to be best option. Therefore, sentence imposed by the learned Trial Court is reduced for the period already undergone in the present case. However, fine/compensation imposed upon the petitioners is enhanced to Rs.25,000/- each over and above the fine already imposed by the Trial Court, which shall be payable to the injured under Section 357 Cr.P.C. The petitioners are directed to deposit the above said amount, within one month from today, with the Trial Court. It is made clear that in case enhanced amount of compensation is not deposited, as directed above, this petition shall be deemed to have been dismissed and in that event, the order of the learned Trial Court shall revive automatically. With above mentioned modification in the matter of sentence, this petition stands disposed of. October 12, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge 3