IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.640 of 2005 Date of Decision 23.11.2010 Balbir Singh ...... Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab ...... Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N.JINDAL Present: Mr.G.S.Sidhu, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Amit Chaudhary, Asstt. Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondent-State. ***** A.N.JINDAL, J: This petition is directed against the judgment dated 03.03.2005, passed by the Appellate Court, dismissing the appeal against the judgment dated 18.03.2004, passed by Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Nabha, convicting and sentencing the petitioner-accused (herein referred as 'the petitioner') to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three months and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- under Section 279 IPC and rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- under Section 304-A IPC. However, in appeal, the sentence was reduced to one year under Section 304-A IPC. It has been informed to this Court that the petitioner Balbir Singh has already expired. Even otherwise, having scrutinized the record of the case, it transpires that the evidence, as led by the prosecution, has been duly appreciated by both the Courts below, in the right perspective. No such illegality much less irregularity or manifest error apparent on the record has been detected, warranting interference by this Court. No grounds to interfere. Dismissed. Copy of the order be sent to Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patiala, for compliance. Before issuing the warrants of arrest, the Court may verify if the petitioner had actually died. (A.N.Jindal) Judge 23.11.2010 mamta-II