IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No. 1229 of 2003 Date of Decision: 18.5.2011. Gurvail Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. Ranvir S. Chauhan, Addl. AG, Punjab, for the respondent-State. NAWAB SINGH.J (ORAL) Challenge is to the order dated May 22nd, 2003 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Amritsar affirming the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated January 14th, 2002 of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Amritsar whereby petitioner was convicted under Section 61(1)(c) of the Punjab Excise Act and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year and to pay fine of Rs.5000/- with default stipulation. No one has appeared on behalf of the petitioner. With the assistance of learned State counsel, the impugned orders have been perused. It calls for pointed notice that the occurrence of this case relates to the year 1997 and thus, the petitioner has suffered the agony of protracted criminal proceedings spreading over a long period of 14 years. The petitioner is not previous convict nor has he indulged in any criminal activity before or after registration of this case. 4. The aforesaid circumstances are of mitigating nature and in opinion of this Court, it would be in the interest of justice if the sentence of the petitioner is reduced to the period already undergone by him. It is ordered accordingly. 5. The revision is accepted partly as indicated above. 18.5.2011. (NAWAB SINGH) SN JUDGE