CRIMINAL REVISION NO.2629 OF 2011 :{ 1 }: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH DATE OF DECISION: DECEMBER 08, 2011 Rishi Lal .....Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? PRESENT: Mr. T. S. Sangha, Sr.Advocate with Mr. H. S. Sangha, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, DAG, Punjab, for the State. **** RANJIT SINGH, J. The petitioner was prosecuted for offences under Sections 304A and 427 IPC. He was convicted and sentenced to undergo RI for a period of one and a half years under Section 304A IPC coupled with fine of `2,000/-. In default of payment of fine, he was further directed to undergo RI for one month. The petitioner was driving Haryana Roadways bus, CRIMINAL REVISION NO.2629 OF 2011 :{ 2 }: which hit the scooter. The petitioner claims that he is an excellent driver and has been driving the bus for continuously number of years. He has also been given certificate in this regard. Counsel accordingly pleads that case for release of the petitioner on probation is made out. Contrary to this, the State counsel has placed before me a judgement in the case of Dalbir Singh Vs. State of Haryana, (2000) 5 Supreme Court cases 82, where the Hon'ble Supreme Court has not approved the action of the Courts in releasing the persons convicted for offence under Section 304A on probation by giving benefit of the Probation of Offenders Act. Without going into this aspect any further, I think case for showing some leniency is made out. As per the custody certificate placed on record today in Court, the petitioner has already undergone sentence of about 2 months. Taking the totality of the circumstances in view, the sentence as imposed under Section 304A IPC is reduced from one and half years to one year RI. However, the fine as awarded under Section 304A IPC shall remain same. With the above modification in the sentence, the revision petition is dismissed. December 08, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) khurmi JUDGE