IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.346 of 2005 Date of Decision 18.11.2010 Tehal Singh ...... Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab ...... Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N.JINDAL Present: Mr.Vivek Singla, Advocate, as Amicus Curiae, for the petitioner. Mr.O.P.Dabla, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondent-State. ***** A.N.JINDAL, J: The accused-petitioner (herein referred as 'the petitioner') has preferred this petition against the judgment dated 02.01.2005, passed by the Appellate Court, dismissing the appeal against the judgment dated 28.05.2004, passed by Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Samana, convicting and sentencing him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- under Section 61 (1)(a) of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 (for brevity 'the Act'). The allegations against the petitioner are that he was found in possession of about 46 bottles of liquor without any permit or licence. Consequently, on trial, he was convicted and sentenced accordingly. His appeal was also dismissed. Heard. On scrutiny of the impugned judgment, the evidence, on the basis of which findings of fact have been returned by the Courts below, appears to have been appreciated in the right perspective. No such illegality much less irregularity or perversity was found or detected which Criminal Revision No.346 of 2005 -2- may result into miscarriage of justice. As such, these findings do not call for any interference at this revisional stage. Faced with the situation, learned counsel for the petitioner has sought some leniency on the quantum of sentence. The sentence awarded by the trial Court commensurate the gravity of the offence, therefore, no leniency is called for. Dismissed. Amicus Curiae may claim the remuneration from the competent authority as per rules. (A.N.Jindal) Judge 18.11.2010 mamta-II