IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.2547 of 2003 Date of Decision : 19.5.2011. Jaswant Singh ...... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Sarabjit Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Ranvir S. Chauhan, Addl. AG, Punjab, for the respondent-State. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) This revision is directed against the judgment dated October 30th, 2003 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Kapurthala partly affirming the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated August 29th, 2001 Judicial Magistrate First Class, Kapurthala, whereby, petitioner was convicted under section 325 of Indian Penal Code and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonemtn for a period of one year and to pay fine of Rs.200/- with default stipulation. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner does not challenge the judgments of conviction and only prays for reduction of sentence. 4. The grounds pleaded are that, (i) the petitioner has undergone actual sentence of 2 months and 16 days; (ii) the petitioner has already faced the agony of protracted criminal proceedings spreading over a period of 12 years; (iii) he was not charged or challaned in any case prior to or after registration of the present case and; (iv) he is the only bread winner of his family. 5. The grounds taken justify the request made so, this Court upholds the conviction of the petitioner but his sentence is reduced to the period already undergone by him. However, the sentence of fine shall remain intact. 19.5.2011. (NAWAB SINGH) SN JUDGE