Criminal Revision No.2363 of 2005 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.2363 of 2005 Date of Decision : 24.01.2011. Narain Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ......Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. D.R. Bansal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Satyavir Singh Yadav, D.A.G. Haryana, for the respondent – State. NAWAB SINGH J. (ORAL) Narain Singh-petitioner along with four others was tried for commission of an offence punishable under Section 419, 420, 468 and 471/120-B of the Indian Penal Code. By judgment dated December 13th, 2004, Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Gurgaon convicted and sentenced the petitioner and his co-accused as under:- Offence Sentence Fine In default 419 IPC SI for 6 months Rs.200/- -- 420 IPC SI for 2 years Rs.500/- -- 468 IPC SI for 2 years Rs.500/- -- 471 IPC SI for 2 years Rs.500/- -- 120-B IPC --- Rs.300/- SI for 30 days The sentences were ordered to run concurrently. 2. In appeal before Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court, Gurgaon except petitioner, all the remaining accused were acquitted. Petitioner was also acquitted of the offences punishable under Sections 420 and 471 IPC and was convicted under Sections 419, 468/120-B IPC by judgment dated December 10th, 2005. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has urged that Criminal Revision No.2363 of 2005 2 he does not challenge the conviction and prays for reduction of the sentence. He further stated (i) that the petitioner has already undergone actual sentence of 5 months and 6 days; (ii) that the petitioner is 76 years old; (iii) that his role was only to the extent that he was an instrumental in getting the account opened in the Bank in the name of the deceased because he had already his account in the said Bank. 4. The aforesaid circumstances are of mitigating nature and justify the request made. Hence, this Court upholds the conviction of the petitioner but reduces the sentence to the period already undergone by him. 5. The revision is accepted partly as indicated above. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 24.01.2011. SN