IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.1759 of 2005 Date of Decision 22.02.2010 Vinod Kumar ...... Petitioner (s) VERSUS State of Punjab ...... Respondent(s) CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N.JINDAL Present: Mr.Sidak Meet Sandhu, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.C.S.Brar, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. ***** A.N.JINDAL, J(ORAL): This petition is directed against the judgment dated 18.07.2005, passed by Addl. Sessions Judge, Ferozepur, dismissing the appeal of the petitioner against the judgment dated 17.04.2002, passed by Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Abohar, convicting and sentencing him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months and to pay a sum of Rs.100/- each for the offences under Sections 323, 342, 506, 148 read with Section 149 IPC. Allegation against the petitioner is that he alongwith his five co-accused caused injuries to Gautam and Pardeep Kumar. He was charged, tried and ultimately convicted and sentenced in the aforesaid terms. The appeal preferred by him as well as Ram Singh and Karan Singh also failed. The present petition has been preferred only by the petitioner. Heard. Sufficient evidence has been led in order to establish the charges against the petitioner and his co-accused. The evidence, on the basis of which findings of fact have been returned by the Courts below, appears to have been appreciated in the right perspective. Criminal Revision No.1759 of 2005 -2- Faced with the situation, learned counsel for the petitioner has prayed for extending some leniency on the quantum of sentence. On scrutiny of the records, it transpires that the occurrence took place way back in the year 1996. The petitioner has already suffered a lot of agony due to the pendency of proceedings in the Courts. The injuries suffered by the injured are simple in nature. He has already undergone about 2 months of the substantive sentence. Under these circumstances, it would be in the fitness of things to extend some leniency on the quantum of sentence. Under these peculiar circumstances, this petition is dismissed with the modification in the sentence to that of already undergone. However, the sentence of fine is enhanced to Rs.20,000/-, (Rs.5,000/- for each offence) failing which this petition shall be treated as dismissed in toto. Copy of the order be sent to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ferozepur, for compliance. (A.N.Jindal) Judge 22.02.2010 mamta-II