IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No. 1137 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision : 13.7.2011. Amarjit Sharma & another ...... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab ...... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Ashish Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Sunil Nehra, Addl. AG, Punjab. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) This revision is directed against the judgment dated May 5th, 2011 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Faridkot affirming the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated November 4th, 2008 of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Faridkot whereby, petitioners were convicted under Section 36 of the Punjab Apartments and Property Regulation Act, 1995 and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years and to pay fine of Rs.5000/- with default stipulation. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners do not challenge the judgments of conviction and only prays for reduction of sentence. 3. The grounds pleaded are that, (i) the petitioners have undergone actual sentence of more than two months; (ii) they have already faced the agony of protracted criminal proceedings spreading over a period of 10 years; (iii) they were not charged or challaned in any case prior to or after registration of the present case and; (iv) they are the only bread winners of their respective families. 4. The grounds taken justify the request made so, this Court upholds the conviction of the petitioners but their sentence is reduced to the period already undergone by them. However, the sentence of fine shall remain intact. The petitioners be released forthwith if not required in any other case. 13.7.2011. (NAWAB SINGH) SN JUDGE