IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.1547 of 2003 Date of decision: February 08, 2010 Rajinder Singh @ Jinder .. Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .. Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N. Jindal Present: Mr. H.N.S. Gill, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. B.B.S. Teji, AAG, Punjab for the respondent. A.N. Jindal, J Assailed in this petition is the judgment dated 12.7.2003 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Sangrur, dismissing the appeal filed by the petitioner-accused (herein referred as 'the accused') against the judgment dated 20.9.2001 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sangrur, convicting and sentencing them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay fine of Rs.200/- each under Section 332 IPC; and rigorous imprisonment for six months and to pay fine of Rs.100/- each under Section 353 IPC. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioner has not assailed the judgment of conviction and has prayed for taking a lenient view on the quantum of sentence. Even otherwise, having perused the impugned judgment, no defect or illegality much less irregularity has been found in the conduct of the trial. The evidence appears to have been appreciated in the right perspective. Now coming to quantum of sentence, it may be observed that the petitioner has already suffered a lot due to the protracted proceedings and has already undergone about 20 days out of the substantive sentence. Since there are all chances that he may reform himself and there is apprehension that if he is sent to imprisonment again, he may turn to be harden criminal, some leniency in the quantum of sentence is warranted. Criminal Revision No.1547 of 2003 -2- In these circumstances, this revision petition is dismissed with the modification in the sentence to that of already undergone by him. However, the sentence of fine is enhanced to Rs.10,000/- each, which would be deposited by him with the trial court within three months from today, failing which this petition would be treated as dismissed in toto. February 08, 2010 (A.N. Jindal) deepak Judge