Crl. Revn. No.1591 of 2007 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Case No. : Crl. Revn. No.1591 of 2007 Date of Decision : October 08, 2007. Gulzar Singh .... Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL * * * Present : Mr.B.S.Jaswal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.K.S.Pannu, AAG, Punjab. * * * L.N.MITTAL, J. (Oral) : Petitioner Gulzar Singh stands convicted and sentenced vide judgment and order dated 29.08.2003 of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sultanpur Lodhi to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years and to pay fine of Rs.1,000/- and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for one month for offence under Section 304-A IPC. Appeal filed by the petitioner stands dismissed vide judgment dated 23.05.2007 of learned Additional Sessions Judge, Kapurthala. Feeling aggrieved, the petitioner has filed the instant revision petition. Notice of motion was issued regarding sentence only. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays for reduction in Crl. Revn. No.1591 of 2007 2 sentence contending that the petitioner is facing the agony of trial since March 2001 i.e. for the last more than 6-1/2 years. Keeping in view all the circumstances of the case, the sentence of imprisonment awarded to the petitioner is reduced to one year while maintaining the sentence of fine and imprisonment in default thereof. The instant revision petition stands disposed of accordingly. October 08, 2007 ( L.N.MITTAL ) monika JUDGE