Criminal Revision No. 353 of 1993 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Revision No. 353 of 1993 Date of Decision: 25.4.2008 Bhura Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Devinderbir Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for the State. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) Petitioner Bhura Singh was convicted under Section 9 of the Opium Act for recovery of 3 Kgs. of opium. Both the Courts below have relied upon the witnesses and have been unison that petitioner is guilty of the offence. Mr. Devinderbir Singh, Advocate, learned counsel for the petitioner has stated that he will not contest the conviction of the petitioner and will pray that since in the present case occurrence pertains to year 1985, and petitioner has already suffered a protracted trial of more than 22 years and same be construed as mitigating circusmtance. He has further stated that out of sentence of one year, the petitioner has already undergone sentence of more than four months. He has prayed that the sentence of petitioner should be reduced to already undergone. Criminal Revision No. 353 of 1993 2 Taking into account recovery of 3 Kgs. of opium and the fact that the occurrence pertains to year 1985, I reduce the sentence of petitioner from one year to six months. With these observations, the present revision petition is disposed off. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge April 25, 2008 “DK”