Criminal Revision No.99 of 2002 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: February 1, 2008 Lovely and another … Petitioners Versus State of Punjab etc. … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Sh. S.S.Siao, Advocate for the petitioners. Sh.Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (Oral) Lovely and Daula were tried in a private complaint under Section 323 read with Section 34 IPC. The Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Fatehgarh Sahib on January 12, 2000 has convicted them for the offence and ordered that they should be released on probation. Appeal filed by them was dismissed by the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Fatehgarh Sahib. Aggrieved against the same, present revision petition has been filed. There is no challenge from the complainant to the grant of probation. Therefore, I can dispose of this revision petition without hearing the complainant. Sh. S.S.Siao, appearing for the petitioners has stated that the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate has not specified whether he has granted probation under Section 360 Cr.P.C. or under the Probation of Criminal Revision No.99 of 2002 2 Offenders Act. In the State of Punjab, especially Fatehgarh Sahib, which formed part of erstwhile district Patiala, has been notified to be district covered under Probation of Offenders Act. As a matter of abundant caution, it is clarified that the probation granted to the petitioner will be under the Probation of Offenders Act. Needless to say that necessary benefit under Section 12 of Probation of Offenders Act shall automatically accrue to the petitioner. In view of these provisions, present revision petition is disposed of. [Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia] Judge February 1, 2008. rps