CRR No.576 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.R.R. No.576 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision : 06.04.2011 Sukhchain Singh and another …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI -.- Present: Mr. Jatinder Nagpal, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Gazi Mohammad, D.A.G., Punjab. *** AJAY TEWARI, J. (ORAL) This petition has been filed against the concurrent conviction and sentence of the petitioners under Section 61(1) (14) of the Punjab Excise Act. The allegations are that the police received secret information that if raid is conducted at the house of the petitioners, a huge quantity of lahan/illicit liquor can be recovered from their CRR No.576 of 2011 (O&M) -2- possession. The FIR was registered against the petitioners and the raid was conducted and 80 kg of lahan was recovered from the house of the petitioners. Learned counsel for the petitioners argues that the petitioners have already undergone 1 month and 10 days out of the total sentence of 1 year. He further states that the petitioners have learnt their lesson and any further incarceration may not have any reformative effect but may ultimately harden the petitioners. In the circumstances, I deem it appropriate to reduce the sentence of the petitioners to that they have already undergone even while enhancing the fine from Rs.5,000/- each to Rs.25,000/- each (Rs.20,000/- each more to be deposited). Ordered accordingly. The petitioners be released forthwith. In case the fine is not deposited within a period of 2 months from today the present revision shall be deemed to have been dismissed and the petitioners liable to be arrested to serve out remaining part of the sentence. Petition stands disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) April 06, 2011 JUDGE Jyoti 1