Criminal Revision No. 608 of 1996 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh. Criminal Revision No. 608 of 1996 Date of Decision: 18.2.2008. M/s Globe Sales Corporation …Petitioner Versus M/s Emm Kay Industries and Another …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: None. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present revision petition has been filed by the complainant. The complainant had preferred a complaint under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The Court of learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Ludhiana, taking into consideration the fact that the respondent/accused is a lady and was having a small child, which required looking after by mother, awarded only sentence of Rs.5,000/-. In the order of sentence, it has been noticed that respondent/accused is a lady, who is having a child of 6½ years. This order of sentence was passed on 16.5.1996. The present revision petition is filed praying that the sentence awarded by the trial Court was inadequate. In the present case, cheques were issued in the years 1993 and 1994. After 12 years of the Criminal Revision No. 608 of 1996 2 passing of order of sentence, to enhance the sentence by the revisional Court in itself will not be just. Non-presence of learned counsel for the petitioner shows that the complainant has lost interest in the litigation due to pendency of petition from the last 12 years. Even otherwise, revisional Court will be hesitant to increase the sentence especially when the accused/respondent is a lady. Trial Court has a discretion to award sentence taking into consideration mitigating circumstances. No interference is called for. The present revision petition is dismissed. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge February 18, 2008 “DK”