Crl. Revision No.1052 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Revision No.1052 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision:- 12.09.2011 Rakesh Kumar and others ....Petitioners Vs. State of Haryana ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N. JINDAL Present:- Mr. Kartar Singh Malik, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Amit Rana, DAG, Haryana. ***** A.N. JINDAL, J (ORAL) Custody certificates produced by Mr. Amit Rana, DAG, Haryana, are taken on record. The Court of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Meham, vide judgment dated 23.01.2010 convicted the accused- petitioners Rakesh Kumar and Majoj (hereinafter referred to as 'the petitioners') along Ram Kumar and Maya Devi, under Section 498-A IPC. However, the Sessions Judge, Rohtak, vide judgment dated 02.04.2011 extended the benefit of probation to Ram Kumar and Maya Devi and the sentence of the petitioners was reduced to one year. No meaningful argument has been advanced which may be sufficient to disturb the findings regarding conviction Crl. Revision No.1052 of 2011 (O&M) 2 returned by the Courts below. Faced with the situation, the counsel for the petitioners has urged for extending some leniency to the petitioner on the quantum of sentence. However, keeping in view the fact that the petitioners have been facing trial since 2002 and have undergone more than 5 months out of the substantive sentence, some leniency on the quantum of sentence could be shown to them. Resultantly, this petition is dismissed with the modification in the sentence and the same is reduced to six months, without any alteration in the sentence of fine. Copy of the order be sent to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rohtak, for compliance. (A.N.JINDAL) 12th September, 2011 JUDGE ajp