IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No. 1336 of 2005 Date of decision: November 01, 2010 Gurvinder Singh .. Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .. Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N. Jindal Present: Mr. Vinay Kumar Gupta, Advocate as Amicus Curiae and Mr. Deepak Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Manoj Bajaj, Addl. A.G. Punjab for the respondent. A.N. Jindal, J Assailed in this petition is the judgment dated 14.7.2005 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Jalandhar, dismissing the appeal filed by the accused-petitioner (herein referred as, 'the accused') against the judgment dated 7.11.2001 passed by the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Jalandhar, convicting and sentencing him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay fine of Rs.500/- under Section 304-A IPC, rigorous imprisonment for six months under Sections 279/338 IPC. At the very outset, without assailing the findings of conviction, learned counsel has submitted that he being the first offender and having undergone more than two months of the substantive sentence may be extended some leniency on the quantum of sentence. Heard. Having examined the impugned judgment, the evidence appears to have been appreciated in the right perspective. No illegality much less irregularity or perversity has been detected or pointed out warranting interference by this Court. As such, no exception to the opinion as expressed by the courts below regarding conviction at this revisional stage. Now coming to the quantum of sentence, it may be observed that the occurrence took place way back in the year 1998 and the accused has already suffered a lot due to the protracted proceedings pending against him since then. He has already undergone more than two months of the substantive sentence. He has not repeated the offence. As such, I am of the Criminal Revision No. 1336 of 2005 -2- *** considered opinion that ends of justice would be met if some leniency is extended to him. Resultantly, while dismissing the petition, sentence passed against the accused is modified which is reduced to nine months without alteration in the sentence of fine. Copy of the judgment be sent to the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jalandhar for compliance. November 01, 2010 (A.N. Jindal) deepak Judge