IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.2069 of 2003 Date of Decision 14.09.2010 Om Parkash ...... Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab ...... Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N.JINDAL Present: Mr.N.S.Sodhi, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Amit Chaudhary, Asstt. Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondent-State. ***** A.N.JINDAL, J: Challenge in this petition is to the judgment dated 10.04.2000, passed by Addl. Sessions Judge, Ferozepur, dismissing appeal of the petitioner-accused (herein referred as 'the petitioner') against the judgment dated 02.12.1997, passed by Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Abohar, convicting and sentencing him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three months under Section 323 IPC and rigorous imprisonment for one year and fine of Rs.300/- under Section 324 IPC. Allegations against the petitioner are that on 18.03.1995, he, while consuming the liquor, inflicted two knife blows to the complainant Dharam Singh on his back, neck and right shoulder. He was charged, tried, convicted and sentenced accordingly. His appeal also failed. Without assailing the judgment of conviction, the only prayer made on behalf of the petitioner is for extending some leniency on the quantum of sentence. Criminal Revision No.2069 of 2003 -2- Even otherwise, on scrutiny of the impugned judgment, it transpires that the evidence led by the prosecution appears to have been appreciated in the right perspective. Neither any such illegality much less irregularity in procedure or conduct of trial was detected nor perversity was found which may result into miscarriage of justice, therefore, the findings returned by the Courts below regarding conviction stand affirmed. The occurrence in this case took place on 16.04.1995. The petitioner has already suffered a lot of agony on account of the protracted proceedings. The injuries suffered by the complainant was found to simple. The petitioner is an old man of 55 years of age, therefore, it would be in the fitness of things to reduce the sentence to some extent. Resultantly, this petition is dismissed with the modification in the sentence,which is reduced to two months without any alteration in the sentence of fine. Copy of the order be sent to Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ferozepur, for compliance. (A.N.Jindal) Judge 14.09.2010 mamta-II