Crl.Rev.No.2103 of 2003 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Revision No.2103 of 2003 Date of Decision: 21 - 5 - 2009 Jagdish .....Petitioner v. State of Haryana .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA *** Present: Mr.Rahul Vats, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.S.S.Mor, Sr. DAG, Haryana. *** KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present revision petition has been filed by Jagdish son of Hans Raj. He was tried by the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hisar in case FIR No.403 dated 19.7.2000 registered at Police Station Civil Lines, Hisar under Sections 8/9 of the Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1988 (hereinafter to be referred as, `the Act'). Case of the prosecution is that petitioner was undergoing sentence of rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and a fine of Rs.One lac. In default of payment of fine, he was to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year, in case FIR No.80 dated 4.7.1990 registered at Police Station Adampur under Section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Petitioner was granted parole for six weeks by the Director General (Prisons), Haryana on 27.3.1998. Petitioner was released on parole for six weeks and he had to appear before the authorities at Crl.Rev.No.2103 of 2003 [2] Central Jail, Hisar on 13.5.1998. Petitioner failed to appear before the Jail authorities. Hence, his arrest warrants were issued. He was arrested on 15.7.2000 and was produced before the Jail authorities. For this violation on the part of the petitioner, he was held guilty under Section 9 of the Act. The trial Court sentenced the petitioner to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years and pay a fine of Rs.1,000/-. In default of payment of fine, he was to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for 15 days. Aggrieved against the order of conviction and sentence, petitioner had filed an appeal. The appeal was dismissed by the Court of Sessions Judge, Hisar. However, the Appellate Court upheld the conviction but reduced the sentence from 2 years rigorous imprisonment to 1½ years rigorous imprisonment. Mr.Rahul Vats appearing for the petitioner at the out set has stated that he will not assail the conviction but pray that taking into consideration the protracted trial and the fact that the offence was committed in the year 1998, sentence awarded to the petitioner be reduced to the period already undergone. Counsel for the State, Mr.S.S.Mor has stated that in the present case reduction of sentence to the period already undergone will not be in the interest of the State. Taking into consideration, the protracted trial, the sentence awarded upon the petitioner is reduced to one year rigorous imprisonment from 1½ year rigorous imprisonment. With this modification in the order of sentence, the present revision petition is disposed off. ( KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA ) May 21, 2009. JUDGE RC