IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No. 2121 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: September 14, 2011 Tarsem Singh .. Petitioner Vs. Raja Ram and another .. Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N. Jindal Present: Mr. Ramesh Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. A.N. Jindal, J Assailed in this petition is the judgment dated 11.7.2011 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Kapurthala, dismissing the appeal filed by the accused-petitioner (herein referred as, 'the accused') against the judgment dated 19.3.2010 passed by the Special Judicial Magistrate, Kapurthala, convicting and sentencing him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years and to pay fine of `10,000/- under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. At the very outset without assailing the findings of conviction, it has been submitted that the petitioner has already undergone more than two months of the substantive sentence, therefore, he may be dealt with leniently on the quantum of 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 that the cheque issued by the accused in discharge of his financial liability, was dishonoured. No illegality much less irregularity or perversity has been detected or pointed out 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, it may be observed that the occurrence took place way back in the year 2008; the petitioner has already suffered a lot due to the protracted proceedings pending against him since then; he has already undergone more than two months of the substantive sentence, as such, I am of the considered opinion that ends of Criminal Revision No. 2121 of 2011 (O&M) -2- justice would be met if some leniency is extended to him. Resultantly, this revision petition is dismissed with the modification in the sentence which is reduced to one year without any alteration in the sentence of fine. September 14, 2011 (A.N. Jindal) deepak Judge