IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (1) Criminal Revision No. 412 of 2003 Date of Decision: 1.2.2011 Gurmukh Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent (2) Criminal Revision No. 959 of 2003 Date of Decision: 1.2.2011 HC Balwinder Singh alias Saabi ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent (3) Criminal Revision No. 977 of 2003 Date of Decision: 1.2.2011 ASI Jagir Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Kundan Lal Chaudhari, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Ranvir S. Chauhan, DAG, Punjab, for the respondent-State. NAWAB SINGH.J (ORAL) This judgment shall dispose of above named three revisions filed by Jagir Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, Police Station Amritsar (as he then was), Balwinder Singh and Gurmukh Singh the then under-trials in case bearing First Information Report No.13 of 1994 Police Station Kathu Nantal. The revisions are directed against the judgment dated January 25th, 2003 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Amritsar partly accepting the appeal filed by Jagir Singh, whereby, his conviction under Section 223 IPC as recorded by Judicial Magistrate IInd Class, Amritsar was maintained but was ordered to be released on probation for a period of one year. Whereas the conviction under Section 224 IPC and sentence of 3 months imposed upon Gurmukh Singh and Balwinder Singh-petitioners was upheld. Learned counsel for the petitioners while arguing the case of Jagir Singh has stated that a lenient view be taken so far as conviction is concerned because Jagir Singh is a government employee. The submission is devoid of merit in view of the fact that before the Additional Sessions Judge, Amritsar, it was pleaded by Jagir Singh that instead of sentencing him to undergo imprisonment for three months, he be released on probation. The plea of Jagir Singh was accepted and was released on probation. In this view of the matter, no interference is called for. Thus, the revision filed by Jagir Singh is dismissed. As regards, Balwinder Singh and Gurmukh Singh- petitioners, it has been pointed out that after escaping from the Police custody, they surrendered in the Court on the next date and they have undergone sentence of more than 2 months in the present case and have been acquitted in the case registered against them vide FIR No.13 of 1994 Police Station Kathu Nanta. Accordingly, it has been prayed that their conviction be maintained and period of sentence be reduced to the one already undergone by them. In view of the submissions made above, the revisions filed by Gurmukh Singh and Balwinder Singh are accepted to the extent that the sentence imposed upon them by the Courts below is reduced to the period already undergone. 1.2.2011 (NAWAB SINGH) SN JUDGE