IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (1) Criminal Revision No. 674 of 2008 Date of Decision: 10.5.2011. Gurdeep Singh alias Kuku ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent (2) Criminal Revision No. 804 of 2006 Date of Decision: 10.5.2011. Sakkater Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. H.K. Aurora, , Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Ranvir S. Chauhan, DAG, Punjab, for the respondent-State. NAWAB SINGH.J (ORAL) This order shall dispose of above mentioned two revision petitions as they have been filed against the judgment dated March 29th, 2006 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Jalandhar partly affirming the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated December 8th, 2003 of Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Jalandhar, whereby the petitioners were convicted and sentenced as under:- Offence Sentence Fine In default Gurdeep Singh 323 IPC RI for 6 months -- -- 324/34 IPC RI for 6 months Rs.250/- RI for 7 dyas Sakkater Singh 323/34 IPC RI for 6 months -- -- 324 IPC RI for 6 months Rs.250/- RI for 7 days The sentences were ordered to run concurrently. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners do not challenge the judgment of conviction and only prays for reduction of sentence. He has further submitted that the petitioners have already faced the agony of protracted criminal Criminal Revision No. 674 of 2008 (2) proceedings spreading over a period of 12 years. They are the first offenders. They have families to support. 3. The grounds taken justify the request made so, this Court upholds the conviction of the petitioners but is inclined to reduce the sentence. It is further of the opinion that ends of justice shall be met if the petitioners are sentenced to the period already undergone by them and orders accordingly. 10.5.2011. (NAWAB SINGH) SN JUDGE