Cr.A. No.535/2001. 27.08.2008 Present: Mr. J.S. Guleria, Law Officer, for the appellant. Convict Jagat Ram with Mrs. Ranjana Parmar, Advocate. Statement of the convict on the quantum of sentence has been recorded. According to the convict, he has small children and old mother to look after and is the sole bread earner of the family. The learned counsel for the Convict has submitted that the incident had taken place in the year 1995, at that time the convict was unmarried. Now he has a family and small kids to look after. He does not have any past criminal history, nor thereafter. Therefore, lenient view may be taken. On having heard on the quantum of sentence and seeing the nature of the case and mitigating circumstances on record, I feel that the theft of the vehicles is rampant in the State, unless it is curbed with firm hands by punishing the culprits, it would not have any impact on the society and particularly on the offenders who indulge in such type of mis-adventure. Therefore, the ends of justice would be met in case the convict is sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of six months and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/-, in default of payment of fine, the convict shall further undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 15 days. Ordered accordingly. Jail warrants be prepared and compliance of the sentence order be made. Copy of the judgment and this order be supplied to the convict free of cost forthwith. August 27, 2008. (Surinder Singh),J. (Pds)