IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No. 1896 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: August 24, 2010 Sukhwinder Singh .. Petitioner Vs. Gurparshad Bansal .. Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N. Jindal Present: Mr. A.K. Khunger, Advocate for the petitioner. A.N. Jindal, J Assailed in this petition is the judgment dated 25.5.2011 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Bathinda, dismissing the appeal preferred by the accused- petitioner Sukhwinder Singh (herein referred as, 'the accused') against the judgment dated 17.9.2010 passed by the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Bathinda, convicting and sentencing him to undergo simple imprisonment for one year and to pay fine of `2000/- under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. At the very outset without assailing the findings of conviction, learned counsel for the petitioner has urged for reducing the sentence. Having examined the impugned judgment, the evidence appears to have been appreciated in the right perspective. Both the courts below have returned concurrent findings of fact regarding guilt of the accused. No illegality much less irregularity or perversity has been detected warranting interference by this court. As such, no exception to the opinion expressed by the courts below could be made at this revisional stage. Now coming to the quantum of sentence, keeping in view the facts and peculiar circumstances of the case, I deem it a fit case where some reduction on the quantum of sentence could be made. Resultantly, this revision petition is dismissed with the modification in the sentence which is reduced to six months without any alteration in the sentence of fine. Copy of this judgment be sent to the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bathinda for compliance. August 24, 2011 (A.N. Jindal) deepak Judge