IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No. 734 of 2004 Date of decision: September 30, 2010 Makhan Singh @ Jagsir Singh .. Petitioner Vs. State of Haryana .. Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N. Jindal Present: Mr. G.S. Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. J.S. Rattu, DAG, Haryana for the respondent A.N. Jindal, J Assailed in this petition is the judgment dated 3.3.2004 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Sirsa, dismissing the appeal filed by the accused-petitioner (herein referred as, 'the accused') against the judgment dated 15.11.1999 passed by the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Dabwali, convicting and sentencing him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months and to pay fine of Rs.1000/- under Section 285 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 one month 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 judgment of conviction could be made 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 1994 and the accused has already suffered a lot due to the protracted proceedings pending against him since then. He has already undergone more than one month of the substantive sentence. No bad antecedents have come on record in order to dub him as habitual offender. As such, I am of the considered opinion that ends of justice would be met if some leniency is extended to him. Criminal Revision No. 734 of 2004 -2- Resultantly, while dismissing the petition, sentence passed against the petitioner is modified to that of already undergone by him without alteration in the sentence of fine. Copy of the judgment be sent to the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sirsa for compliance. September 30, 2010 (A.N. Jindal) deepak Judge