Crl. Rev. no. 2932 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 1.Crl. Misc. no. 251 of 2011 in/and Crl. Rev. no. 2932 of 2009 Pawan Kumar ....Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and another ....Respondents 2. Crl. Misc. no. 248 of 2011 in/and Crl. Rev. no. 1122 of 2010 Pawan Kumar ....Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Decided on : 05-07-2011 CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER Present:- Mr. Nand Lal Sammi , Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. B.B.S.Teji, Sr. DAG, Haryana Ms. Maninderpreet Kaur, Advocate for Mr. S.S.Salar, Advocate for respondent no.2. MAHESH GROVER, J This order will dispose of two criminal revisions bearing nos. 2932 of 2009 and 1122 of 2010 which are taken up for hearing with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. The conviction of the petitioner is on account of his having violated the provisions of Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Two cheques of total amount of Rs.1,50,000/- were issued which were not honoured, leading to the filing of two complaints and subsequent conviction Crl. Rev. no. 2932 of 2009 2 of the petitioner. During the pendency of these two petitions, the petitioner has deposited Rs.1,50,000/-, the amount due to the respondent no.2 in this Court. Two separate Crl. Misc. Applications bearing nos. 251 of 2011 in Crl .Rev. no. 2932 of 2009 and Crl.Misc. Application no.248 of 2011 in Crl. Rev. no.1122 of 2010 have been moved by the respondent no.2 for release of this amount. Learned counsel for the petitioner at the very outset submits that since the entire amount has been deposited and the petitioner has already undergone three months out of the total substantive sentence of one year in the case of cheque amounting to Rs.1 lakh and 6 months in the case of cheque amounting to Rs.50,000/-, he contends that the matter be disposed of by taking a lenient view and reducing the sentence of the petitioner to that of already undergone. Having regard to the aforesaid, I am of considered opinion that the ends of the justice would be squarely met if the sentence of the petitioner is reduced to that of already undergone. Ordered accordingly. Hence, the revision petitions stand disposed of in the aforesaid terms. In view of above, Crl. Misc. Application nos. 248 of 2011 and 251 of 2011 stand allowed and it is directed that the amount of Rs.1,00,000/- and Rs.50,000/- (total Rs.1,50,000/-) deposited by the petitioner during the proceedings be released to the respondent no.2. July 05, 2011 (Mahesh Grover) rekha Judge