IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRR No. 2671 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 15.12.2011 Lal Chand and Another ..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana ..Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH 1.Whether Reporters of local newspapers may be allowed to see judgment? 2.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. Kunal Dawar, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Deepak Girotra, AAG, Haryana. ***** ALOK SINGH, J.(ORAL) Petitioners were found guilty and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 354/34 IPC. In default of payment of fine, they were further undergo rigorous imprisonment for 15 days The appeal filed by the accused/revisionists was dismissed and judgment passed by the learned trial Court was upheld by learned Appellate Court/Additional Sessions Judge, Palwal, vide judgment dated 12.10.2011. Learned counsel for the petitioners has stated that he is not pressing this revision on merit and is not challenging the conviction of the accused under Sections 354/34 IPC. Learned counsel has argued that this Court may enhance the compensation/fine and may consider to reduce the sentence for the period already undergone. Learned counsel for the accused- petitioners agrees to pay Rs. 15,000/- as compensation. CRR No. 2671 of 2011 (O&M) -2- Mr. Deepak Girotra, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana, states that petitioners/revisionists are the first time offender and no other criminal case is pending against them. He further submits that the accused/revisionists have already undergone 02 months and 02 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; they have already faced mental agony; reducing the sentence for the period already undergone and enhancing the fine/compensation seems to be the 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. 15,000/- over and above the fine already imposed by the trial Court to be paid to the victim under Section 357 Cr.P.C. The petitioners are directed to deposit the above said amount, within one month from today, with the trial Court. Trial Court shall pay the amount of compensation in favour of victim. It is made clear that in case enhanced amount is not deposited, as directed above, this revision petition shall be deemed to have dismissed. With above mentioned modification in the matter of sentence, this revision petition stands disposed of. (ALOK SINGH) December 15, 2011 JUDGE Poonam (II)