Crl. Revision No. 2537 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Revision No. 2537 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision : 13.12.2011 Ram Niwas …Petitioner Versus State of Haryana …Respondent ………. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH -.- 1. Whether Reporters of local newspapers may be allowed to see judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. Amit Kumar Jain, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Dhir, DAG, Haryana *** Alok Singh, J. (Oral) Petitioner was found guilty and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year and to pay a fine of `200/- for the commission of offence under Section 452 IPC. He was further sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year and to pay a fine of `200/- for the commission of offence under Section 354 IPC and in default of payment of fine he shall further undergo simple imprisonment for a period of one month by Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhiwani, vide judgment dated 26.07.2011. The appeal filed by the accused/revisionist was dismissed and judgment passed by the learned trial court was upheld by learned Appellate Court/Additional Sessions Judge-III, Bhiwani, vide judgment dated 17.09.2011. Learned counsel for the petitioner stated that he is not pressing this revision on merit and is not challenging the conviction of the accused under Sections 452 and 354 IPC. Learned counsel has argued that this Court Crl. Revision No. 2537 of 2011 (O&M) 2 may enhance the compensation/fine and may consider to reduce the sentence for the period already undergone. Learned counsel for the accused/petitioner agrees to pay `15,000/- as compensation. Mr. Gaurav Dhir, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana, states that petitioner/revisionist is the first time offender and no other criminal case is pending against him. He further submits that the petitioner/accused has already undergone 2 months and 27 days. 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/petitioner in the company of hardcore criminals; he has already faced mental agony; reducing the sentence for the period already undergone and enhancing the fine/compensation seems to be the best option. Therefore, sentence is reduced for the period already undergone in the present case. However, fine/compensation imposed upon the petitioner is enhanced to `15,000/- over and above the fine already imposed by the trial court to be paid to the victim under Section 357 Cr.P.C. The petitioner is directed to deposit the above said amount, within one month from today, with the trial court. Trial Court shall release the amount of compensation in favour of victim. It is made clear that in case enhanced amount is not deposited, as directed above, this revision petition shall be deemed to have dismissed. With above mentioned modification in the matter of sentence, this revision petition stands disposed of. ( Alok Singh ) December 13, 2011 Judge Anand