Criminal Revision No.534 of 1991 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: January 29, 2008 Sohan Singh etc. … Petitioners/ Appellants Versus State of Punjab … Respondent(s) CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Sh.Bipan Ghai, Advocate for the Petitioner. Sh.Ranbir Singh Rawat, AAG, Punjab. K.S.Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) Petitioners were convicted by the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jalandhar under Section 6(2) of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three months and a fine of Rs.500/- each. In default of payment of fine, they were ordered to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for one month. Their appeal was dismissed by the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Jalandhar and conviction and sentence was maintained. Sh.Ghai has stated that he accepts the findings of the Courts below and will not make any challenge to them. In the alternate, he has contended that in the present case, marriage was solemnized on 28th April, 1984 and the complainant was turned out of the house in June, 1984. He has drawn my attention to head note of the Trial Court judgment Criminal Revision No.534 of 1991 2 to state that Sohan Singh, Ram Lal and Smt. Bimla were aged 24, 35 and 45 years respectively. The complaint was instituted by the respondent on 16th January, 1986. A period of 22 years has elapsed. Since the sentence was only three months, petitioners, according to Mr.Ghai, have undergone 18 days. No useful purpose would be served by sending the petitioners in jail at this stage. Their sentence is reduced to the period already undergone. However, sentence of fine is increased to Rs.5,000/- each. On deposit of fine, which will come to Rs.15,000/-, the same shall be disbursed to the complainant. The Chief Judicial Magistrate will issue a notice to the petitioners calling upon them to deposit fine. In case, fine is not deposited, then the present Revision Petition will stand dismissed and the petitioners will undergo the sentence, as awarded by the Trial Court. Revision Petition stands disposed of. [Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia] Judge January 29, 2008. rps