IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No. 1706 of 2009 Date of decision : August 13, 2009 Malook Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. Ashit Malik, Advocate and Mr. Ravinder Arora, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Malook Singh is challenging his conviction and sentence by courts below. Learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Mohali vide judgment and order dated 5.3.2008 convicted the petitioner under section 279, 304-A IPC and sentenced him as under:- “ Under section To undergo rigorous imprisonment 279 IPC. for a period of six months and to pay a fine of Rs 1000/- and in default of payment of fine, he shall undergo further rigorous imprisonment for seven days. Under section To undergo rigorous imprisonment 304-A IPC. for a period of two years and to pay a fine of Rs 1000/- and in default of payment of fine, he shall undergo further rigorous imprisonment for fifteen days. “ Criminal Revision No. 1706 of 2009 -2- Both the substantive sentences were ordered to run concurrently. In appeal preferred by the petitioner, learned Additional Sessions Judge, Mohali vide judgment dated 7.7.2009 reduced the sentence of imprisonment for offence under section 304-A IPC from two years to one and half years. Feeling aggrieved, the petitioner has filed the instant revision petition in which notice of motion was issued re: quantum of sentence only. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. Learned counsel for the petitioner vehemently contended that the accident occurred on 26.6.2000 i.e. nine years ago and the petitioner has faced the agony of trial for nine years and therefore, the sentence of imprisonment imposed on the petitioner be reduced. Prayer has been opposed by learned State counsel contending that the hands of the petitioner on the steering wheel of the offending truck prematurely snatched the life of the deceased. I have carefully considered the rival contentions. Keeping in view all the circumstances including the fact that the accident took place more than nine years ago, I am of the considered opinion that ends of justice would be met if sentence of imprisonment for offence under section 304-A IPC is reduced from rigorous imprisonment for one and half years to one year while maintaining the sentence of fine for the said offence as well as while maintaining the sentence for offence under section 279 IPC. It is ordered accordingly. Criminal Revision No. 1706 of 2009 -2- With reduction in sentence as aforesaid, the revision petition stands disposed of accordingly. ( L.N. Mittal ) August 13, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'