IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.1355 of 2000 Date of decision: May 11, 2010 Balwan Singh and another .. Petitioners Vs. State of Haryana .. Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N. Jindal Present: Mr. Rahul Vats, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Rajiv Malhotra, Addl. A.G. Haryana for the respondent. A.N. Jindal, J Assailed in this petition is the judgment dated 8.11.2000 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Narnaul, dismissing the appeal filed by the accused-petitioners (herein referred as 'the accused') filed against the judgment dated 27.8.1998 passed by the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Narnaul, convicting and sentencing them to undergo simple imprisonment for six months each under Section 323 IPC; rigorous imprisonment for six months and to pay fine of Rs.250/- each under Section 325 IPC and rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay fine of Rs.250/- each under Section 452 IPC. At the very outset, the findings regarding conviction are not assailed and the learned counsel has urged for extending some leniency only on the quantum of sentence. From the record it transpires that the injured Roshni Devi suffered four injuries on her person at the hands of the petitioners, out of which three appear to be superfluous and only grievous injury was found on the left forearm. The occurrence took place way back on 6.5.1994. The petitioners having already suffered a lot on account of the protracted proceedings since then and they must have reformed by now. They are first offenders and there is nothing on record that they have repeated the offence. Resultantly, while dismissing the petition, sentence passed against the petitioners is modified to the extent that they be released on probation under Section 4(1) of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 on Criminal Revision No.1355 of 2000 -2- their executing a bond in the sum of Rs.5,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court for a period of one year within which period they shall continue to be of good behaviour and keep peace and in case of breach of conditions of the bond, they will be ready to serve sentence as and when called for. However, they are directed to pay a sum of Rs.5000/- as compensation to the injured within three months from today, failing which this petition would be treated as dismissed. Copy of the judgment be sent to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Narnaul for compliance. May 11, 2010 (A.N. Jindal) deepak Judge