Crl.Revn. NO.1951 of 2002 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Revn. NO.1951 of 2002 DATE OF DECISION: 24.02.2010 Virender Kumar ...PETITIONER VS. State of Punjab ...RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHINDER PAL PRESENT: Mr.O.P.Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.K.S.Pannu, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State. MOHINDER PAL, J.(Oral) Petitioner Virender Kumar was convicted and sentenced by the trial Court under Sections 474, 471 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as 'the Code'). He was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay fine of Rs.500/-, in default whereof to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for one month under Section 474 of the Code. He was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months and to pay fine of Rs.500/-, in default whereof to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for one month under Section 471 of the Code. He was further awarded rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine of Rs.500/-, in default whereof to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for one month under Section 420 of the Code. All the substantive sentences Crl.Revn. NO.1951 of 2002 2 were ordered to run concurrently. His appeal was dismissed by the lower appellate Court. Hence this revision petition. At the time of arguments, comprehending that the case of the prosecution against the petitioner stood proved beyond all shadows of reasonable doubt, learned counsel for the petitioner did not challenge the conviction. However, he stated that keeping in view the facts that the occurrence relates to 04.05.1993; that the petitioner was sentenced on 09.11.1999 by the trial Court and his appeal was dismissed by the lower appellate Court on 04.09.2002; that he remained incarcerated for five months and fourteen days; and that Sword of Damocles had remained hanging over his head for more than sixteen years, lenient view may be taken in the matter of sentence. Consequently, conviction of the petitioner under Sections 474, 471 and 420 of the Code is maintained. However, keeping in view the facts stated above, I am of the opinion that no useful purpose will be served in sending the petitioner to jail again at this stage. Accordingly, the sentence of imprisonment awarded to the petitioner is reduced to the one already undergone by him. However, the sentence of fine and the default clause shall remain unaltered. The impugned sentence order stands modified to the extent indicated above. With the above modification in the sentence order, this revision petition is hereby dismissed. February 24, 2010 ( MOHINDER PAL ) jt JUDGE