IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.1785 of 2001 Date of Decision : 14.01.2011. Bala Ram ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. S.C. Chhabra, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Ranvir S. Chauhan, DAG, Punjab, for the respondent-State. NAWAB SINGH J. This revision has been filed by Bala Ram-petitioner against the judgment dated November 5th, 2001 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Ferozepur affirming the judgment of conviction dated August 3rd, 1999 and order of sentence dated August 4th, 1999 of Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Abohar whereby, the petitioner was convicted under Section 25 of the Arms Act and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year and to pay fine of Rs.500/- with default stipulation. 2. Allegations, in brief, against the petitioner are that on August 8th, 1997 while he was present in his field, he was apprehended by the Police with a licensed gun and three cartridges of Partap Singh who was his relative. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has urged that he does not challenge the conviction and prays for reduction of the sentence. He further stated (i) that the petitioner has suffered the agony of protracted criminal proceedings spreading over a long period of 13 years; (ii) that he is a Senior citizen; (iii) that the gun allegedly carried by the petitioner was a licensed one and that too of his relative; (iv) that the petitioner is neither previous convict nor has he indulged in any criminal activity before or after registration of this case and; (v) that he is the only bread earner of his family. 4. The aforesaid circumstances are of mitigating Criminal Revision No.1785 of 2001 (2) nature and justify the request made. Hence, this Court upholds the conviction of the petitioner but reduces the sentence to the period already undergone by him. 5. The revision is accepted partly as indicated above. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 14.01.2011. SN