IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Revision No. 197 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: March 07, 2011 Nazar Singh. …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab. … Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH 1. Whether reporters of local news papers may be Allowed to see judgment? 2. To be referred to reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. Parminder Singh Sekhon, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Addl.A.G., Punjab, for the respondent-State. Alok Singh, J. (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioner has vehemently argued that petitioner has been convicted and sentenced to undergo RI for a period of two years and to pay fine of Rs.5,000/- and in default of payment of fine to undergo further imprisonment for a period of three months under Section 304-A IPC and to undergo RI for a period of six months under Section 279 IPC. Learned counsel has further CRR No.197 of 2011 argued that matter has been settled between the complainant and the accused-revisionist and owner of the tractor (employer of the petitioner) and pursuant to the settlement, a sum of Rs.4,53,253/- has been paid on account of death of Tarun Kumar to the parents of Tarun Kumar deceased and Rs.20,524/- has been paid as damages of the motor cycle. Learned counsel has further stated that in view of the settlement between the parties and in view of that petitioner is the first time offender, petitioner should be released on probation for a period of one year. Learned counsel has further stated that the petitioner is in jail w.e.f. 10.01.2011. Learned counsel has further stated that he is not pressing the present revision against the conviction and only making request for release of the petitioner on probation. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, specially compromise between the parties; payment of compensation of Rs.4,53,253/- and the fact that the petitioner is first time offender, therefore, no useful purpose would be served by sending him to jail with hardcore criminals. As such, while maintaining the conviction of the petitioner, the present petition is disposed of with the direction that petitioner be released on probation under Section 4(1) of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, for a period of one year on his furnishing personal bond and undertaking with one surety to the satisfaction of the learned 2 CRR No.197 of 2011 Trial Court that he will keep peace and be of good behaviour. In case, he is found to be indulged in such like illegal activities, sentence awarded by the Court below shall stand revived automatically. With above mentioned modification, this revision petition stands disposed of. March 07, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge 3