IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No. 851 of 2011 Date of Decision : 8.4.2011. Gurmit Singh alias Meeta ..... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Sandeep Bhardwaj, Advocate, for the petitioner. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) Challenge is to the order dated December 6th, 2010 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court, Bathinda affirming the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated September 8th, 2010 of Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate Talwandi Sabo whereby petitioner was convicted and sentenced as under:- Offence Sentence Fine In default 279 IPC RI for 3 months - - 337 IPC RI for 3 months - - 338 IPC RI for 1 year Rs.1000/- RI for 10 days The sentences were ordered to run concurrently. 2. On May 17th, 2007 petitioner was driving his scooter at a fast speed in village Rana, District Bathinda. He hit Manjit Kaur. She received fracture of her left leg. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner does not challenge the judgments of conviction on merit rather prays for reduction of sentence to the period already undergone, that is, about 5 months. 4. The grounds pleaded are that, (i) petitioner is a poor person and that is why, he could not even engage a counsel before the appellate Court or before this Court. The counsel were Criminal Revision No. 851 of 2011 (2) provided by the Legal Services Authority; (ii) the petitioner has already undergone actual sentence of about five months; (iii) he is not a previous convict; (iv) he is the only bread winner of his family and; (v) he was not charged or challaned in any case prior to or after registration of the present case. 5. The grounds taken justify the request made so, this Court upholds the conviction of the petitioner but his sentence is reduced to the period already undergone by him. However, the sentence of fine shall remain intact. The petitioner be released forthwith, if not required in any other case. 6. A copy of this order be given by hand to the counsel for the petitioner under the signatures of Court Secretary. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 8.4.2011. SN