IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH CRR No. 151 of 2001 Date of decision: 16.02.2009 Jaswant Singh ......Petitioner versus State of Punjab .....Respondent Before: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N.JINDAL Present: Mr. G.S.Sandhu, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Simsi Dheer, AAG, Punjab. A.N.JINDAL, J Legallity of the judgment and order dated 12.05.2000, passed by the Court of Shri H.P.Handa, Sessions Judge, Faridkot, dismissing the appeal of the accused/petitioner(herein referred to as “the petitioner”) against the judgment dated 24.04.1998, passed by learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Faridkot, convicting and sentencing him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years under Section 465 IPC, one year rigorous imprisonment under Section 471 IPC and to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and fine of Rs.5000/- under Section 420 has been challenged by way of this revision petition. Charge against the petitioner is with regard to tampering of record relating to his Date of Birth in matriculation certificate issued by Punjab School Education Board by changing the same as 15.05.1964 in place of 15.05.1962. On trial, he was convicted. His appeal also failed with the modification in the sentence to one year under Section 465 IPC Without assailing the judgment of conviction, only prayer made before me is for extending some leniency on the quantum of sentence. CRR No. 151 of 2001 [2] Keeping in view the nature of allegations, gravity of the offence and all other circumstances of the case, no case for extending any leniency is made out. Therefore, this petition is dismissed. However, the remissions if any would be adjusted against the sentence awarded against him. Copy of the judgment be sent to Chief Judicial Magistrate Faridkot for compliance. [A.N.JINDAL] JUDGE 16th February, 2009 SKaushik