Criminal Revision No.2096 of 2005 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.2096 of 2005. Date of Decision: 14.3.2011. Ram Kishan & another ...... Petitioners Versus State of Haryana ...... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. K.D.S. Hooda, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Satyavir Yadav, DAG, Haryana, for the respondent-State. Mr. Inder Singh-father of complainant with Mr. Ram Pal Verma, Advocate. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By judgment dated December 2nd, 2003 passed by Judicial Magistrate First Class, Hisar, petitioners were convicted under Sections 323, 325 and 498-A read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code. They preferred an appeal. Vide judgment dated October 1st, 2005, Additional Sessions Judge, Hisar partly accepted the appeal and reduced the sentence of Ram Kishan-petitioner as under:- Offence Sentence Fine In default 323 IPC RI for 3 months -- -- 325 IPC RI for 1 year Rs.500/- SI for 1 month 2. Conviction of Ranjit Singh-petitioner was upheld under Section 323 and 325 IPC. However, he was released on probation. Both the petitioners were acquitted under Section 498-A IPC. 3. Learned counsel for Ram Kishan-petitioner has urged that he does not challenge the conviction and prays for reduction of the sentence. Criminal Revision No.2096 of 2005 2 4. The grounds pleaded are that, (i) the occurrence took place between husband and divorced wife and now the matter has been settled between them. In this regard, copy of compromise (Annexure P-1) coupled with affidavit of complainant is placed on record; (ii) the petitioner has paid Rs.50,000/- today in the Court to Inder Singh father of the complainant; (iii) he has undergone actual sentence of about two months; (iv) the petitioner has already faced the agony of protracted criminal proceedings spreading over a period of more than 17 years and; (v) he was not charged or challaned in any case prior to or after registration of the present case. 5. The aforesaid circumstances justify the request made. Hence, this Court upholds the conviction of Ram Kishan- petitioner but reduces the sentence to the period already undergone by him. However, the amount of fine shall remain intact. 6. The revision filed by Ram Kishan-petitioner is partly accepted in the manner indicated above and that of Ranjit Singh-petitioner is dismissed. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 14.3.2011. SN