Crl. Revn. No. 240 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Revn. No. 240 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision:- .05.2011 Rujdar ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present:- Mr. Karan Pathak, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Kshitij Sharma, AAG, Haryana RITU BAHRI J.(Oral) Custody certificate filed in the Court is taken on record. The present revision petition has been filed against the concurrent sentence of the petitioner under Sections 3/5 and 5/8 of Cow Slaughter Act (herein after to be referred as 'the Act'). The allegations, are that the petitioner was found slaughtering the cows for the purpose of selling . The recovery of 100 kg beef/meat was made from him. Thereafter, on the basis of complaint (Ex PW1/A), the present case was registered. Subsequently, the petitioner has been convicted for a period of 3 years and to pay a fine of Rs.5000/- each for offence punishable under Section 3/8 of the Act and he was further sentence to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three years each and to pay a find of Rs. 5000/- each for offence punishable under Section 5/8 of the Act. Both the sentences were ordered to run concurrently. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the petitioner has already undergone 5 months 28 days out of the total sentence of three years. He has not argued the case on merits and made a prayer that a lenient view may be taken on the quantum of sentence. Crl. Revn. No. 240 of 2011 (O&M) -2- In the circumstances, I think it appropriate to reduce the sentence of the petitioner to that he has already undergone while enhancing the fine from Rs.5000/- to Rs.20000/- (Rs.15000/- more to be deposited). Ordered accordingly. The petitioner be released forthwith In case the fine is not deposited within a period of 2 months from his release, the present revision shall be deemed to have been dismissed and the petitioner liable to arrested to serve out remaining to be arrested to serve out remaining part of the sentence. Petition stands disposed of. May , 2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) G.Arora JUDGE