CRR No.2930 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRR No.2930 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 18.04.2011 Satpal Fauji and another ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: - Mr. K.S. Kahlon, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Jaspreet Singh, AAG, Punjab. 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ***** ALOK SINGH, J (ORAL) Petitioners were found guilty under Section 498-A IPC and were sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year each and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- each and in default of payment of fine to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for one month each by Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gurdaspur, vide order dated 8.2.2007. The appeal preferred by the accused/petitioners was dismissed and the order of the learned Trial Court was affirmed by the learned Appellate Court/Additional Sessions Judge, (Adhoc) Fast Track Court, Gurdaspur, vide order dated 20.9.2010. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that he is not pressing this revision on merit and is not challenging the conviction of the accused under Section 498-A IPC. Learned counsel has argued that this Court may enhance the compensation/fine and may consider to CRR No.2930 of 2010 (O&M) -2- reduce the sentence for the period already undergone. Mr. Jaspreet Singh learned Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, states that petitioner/revisionists are the first time offenders and no other criminal case is pending against them. He further submits that the petitioners/accused have already undergone about 6 months and 29 days. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have perused the record. In the opinion of this Court, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the accused/petitioners in the company of hardcore criminals; reducing the sentence for the period already undergone and enhancing the fine seems to be best option. Therefore, sentence is reduced for the period already undergone in the present case. However, fine/compensation imposed upon the petitioners is enhanced to Rs.10,000/- each over and above the fine already imposed by the Trial Court to be paid to the victim. The petitioners are directed to deposit the above said amount, within one month from today, with the Trial Court. It is made clear that in case enhanced amount is not deposited, as directed above, this revision petition shall be deemed to have been dismissed. With above mentioned modification in the matter of sentence, this revision petition stands disposed of. (Alok Singh) Judge April 18, 2011 R.S.