IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.2209 of 2005 Date of Decision 04.03.2010 Sukhdev Singh @ Sukha ...... Petitioner(s) VERSUS State of Punjab ...... Respondent(s) CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N.JINDAL Present: None for the petitioner. Mr.C.S.Brar, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. ***** A.N.JINDAL, J(ORAL): This petition is directed against the judgment dated 17.11.2005, passed by Addl. Sessions Judge, Sangrur, dismissing the appeal of the petitioner against the judgment dated 01.12.2004, passed by Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Dhuri, convicting and sentencing him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 1½ years and to pay a fine of Rs.1000/- for the offence under Section 325 IPC and rigorous imprisonment for a period of 6 months and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- each, under Sections 146 and 147 of the Indian Railways Act. However, in appeal, the sentence awarded to the petitioner under Section 325 IPC, was reduced to 1 year. Charge against the petitioner was that he was grazing sheep in the Railway pits. When the complainant objected to the crime, he started giving abuses and beatings to him (complainant) due to which he received injuries. The petitioner tried, convicted and ultimately sentenced accordingly. The appeal, preferred by him, also failed. On scrutiny of the records, it transpires that the occurrence took place way back in the year 2000. The petitioner has already suffered a lot of agony on account of the protracted proceedings for the last 10 years. As per custody certificate, produced by learned State counsel, the petitioner has already undergone 2 months 07 days of the substantive sentence. Under these circumstances, it would be in the fitness of things to extend some leniency on the quantum of sentence. Under these peculiar circumstances, this petition is dismissed with the modification in the sentence to that of already undergone. Copy of the order be sent to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sangrur, for compliance. Petitioner be informed accordingly. 04.03.2010 (A.N.Jindal) mamta-II Judge