Crl. Revision No. 2385 of 2002 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Revision No. 2385 of 2002 Date of Decision: 08.02.2011 Daman Singh and others ...... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab ...... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Tewari Present: Mr. P.S.Brar, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. S.S.Chandumajra, DAG, Punjab. **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Ajay Tewari, J. This revision petition has been filed against the concurrent conviction of the petitioners under Sections 148/149/326/325/324/323 IPC. The sentence awarded to the petitioners is as under:- Name of the accused- petitioner Under Section Sentence Awarded All the petitioners 148 IPC RI for two years each and a fine of Rs.100/- each. In default RI for one week each. Daman Singh 326 IPC RI for two years and a fine of Rs.200/-. In default RI for one month. Joginder Singh, Amarjit Singh, Sewak Singh, Jit Singh and Mohinder Singh 326/149 IPC RI for two years each and a fine of Rs.200/- each. In default RI for one month each. Jit Singh 325 IPC RI for one year Crl. Revision No. 2385 of 2002 2 Name of the accused- petitioner Under Section Sentence Awarded Daman Singh, Joginder Singh, Amarjit Singh, Sewak Singh and Mohinder Singh 325/149 IPC RI for one year each Mohinder Singh 324 IPC RI for one year each Daman Singh, Joginder Singh, Jit Singh, Amarjit Singh and Sewak Singh 324/149 IPC RI for one year each Mohinder Singh, Joginder Singh, Jit Singh, Amarjit Singh and Sewak Singh 323 IPC RI for six months each Daman Singh 323/149 IPC RI for six months each Learned counsel has taken me through the record but has not been able to convince me that the conviction of the petitioners is flawed in any manner. He, however, states that the petitioners have now been facing the sword of these criminal proceedings for the past 15 years and that now the petitioners and the complainant who belong to the same village are living happily and that the petitioners have already suffered three months of imprisonment. In the circumstances he has prayed that the sentence of the petitioners should be reduced to that which has been already undergone by them. Learned DAG states that sentence of three months for causing grievous injuries is inadequate and if such sentences are given it would have a harmful affect on the society as a whole. In my opinion both the rival considerations can be balanced by granting some compensation to the injured persons. In the circumstances the petitioners are jointly held liable to pay ` 20,000/- to each of the three injured persons i.e. ` 10,000/- per petitioner/accused. The petitioners are directed to deposit the said amount before the trial Court on or before 31.03.2011. The learned trial Court will summon the three injured persons viz. Joginder Singh son of Mehma Singh, Gurnam Singh son of Bhag Singh and Amarjeet Kaur w/o Kulwant Singh, residents of village Khote, District Crl. Revision No. 2385 of 2002 3 Moga and disburse the said compensation to them. With this observation this petition is disposed of. (AJAY TEWARI) JUDGE February 08, 2011 sunita