IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.1548 of 2003 Date of Decision 22.02.2010 Sarfu and another ...... Petitioner(s) VERSUS State of Haryana ...... Respondent(s) CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N.JINDAL Present: Mr.Satish Chaudhary, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.C.S.Brar, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. ***** A.N.JINDAL, J(ORAL): The petitioners have assailed the judgment dated 14.07.2003, passed by Addl. Sessions Judge, Gurgaon, dismissing their appeal against the judgment dated 02.09.2002 passed by Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Ferozepur, Jhirka, convicting and sentencing them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- each for the offence under Section 3/8 of the Punjab Prohibition of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955. The allegations against the petitioners are that they were indulging in cow slaughtering. They were found in possession of one jaw of slaughtered cow, two ears, two horns and 50 kgs beef and two axes. Accordingly, they were charge sheeted to which they pleaded not guilty and claimed trial. Ultimately, They were convicted and appeal, preferred by them, also failed. Heard. Sufficient evidence has been led in order to establish the charge against the petitioners. The evidence, on the basis of which findings of fact have been returned by the Courts below, appears to have Criminal Revision No.1548 of 2003 -2- been appreciated in the right perspective. Faced with the situation, learned counsel for the petitioners has prayed for extending some leniency on the quantum of sentence. Having perused the records of the case, it transpires that the offence was committed in the year 1998. They have already suffered a lot of agony on account of the protracted trial for the last 12 years. They have already undergone more than two months of the substantive sentence. Thus, it would be in the fitness of things to extend some leniency on the quantum of sentence. Resultantly, this petition is dismissed with the modification in the sentence which is reduced to that of already undergone. The sentence of fine is enhanced to Rs.5,000/- each, failing which this petition shall be treated as dismissed in toto. Copy of the order be sent to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gurgaon, for compliance. (A.N.Jindal) Judge 22.02.2010 mamta-II