Crl. Revision No. 1933 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Revision No. 1933 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision:- 02.09.2011 Sohan Lal ....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N. JINDAL Present:- Mr. Anmol Rattan Sidhu, Senior Advocate, with Mr.Vishal Deep Goyal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Bhavna Gupta, DAG, Punjab. ***** A.N. JINDAL, J (ORAL) Assailed in this petition is the judgment dated 15.07.2011 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Sangrur, dismissing the appeal preferred by the accused-petitioner (hereinafter referred to as 'the petitioner') against the judgment of conviction dated 17.05.2006 passed under Sections 468/471 IPC by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sangrur. No argument has been advanced on the point of conviction. However, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that some lenient view may be taken qua quantum of sentence. The petitioner is a poor man, at the fag end of his service career. He has already been removed from service on Crl. Revision No. 1933 of 2011 (O&M) 2 account of the act committed by him. He has been facing trial since 2002 and is stated to be the sole bread winner of his family. The petitioner is the first offender and this fact has not been disputed by the Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. He has already undergone about 1½ months out of the substantive sentence. In the peculiar circumstances of the case, this petition is dismissed with modification in the sentence to the extent that the petitioner is directed to be released on probation on his furnishing personal bond in the sum of Rs.5000/- with one surety in the like amount, to keep peace and be of good behaviour for one year and in case of breach of conditions of the bond, he will be ready to serve sentence as and when called for. However, the amount of fine is converted to costs of litigation and he would further pay a sum of Rs.10,000/-, as costs of litigation, which would be deposited by the petitioner with the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sangrur. (A.N.JINDAL) 02.09.2011 JUDGE ajp