Criminal Revision No.542 of 2006 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.542 of 2006. Date of Decision : 17.3.2011. Jafar Mirja ...... Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Gaurav Singla, Advocate for Mr. Sanjiv Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Satyavir Yadav, DAG, Haryana, for the respondent-State. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) This revision is directed against the judgment dated March 3rd, 2006 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Bhiwani affirming the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated July 2nd, 2003 of Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Charkhi Dadri whereby, the petitioner was convicted and sentenced as under:- Offence Sentence Fine In default 279 IPC RI for 6 months Rs.1000/- SI for 2 months 338 IPC RI for 1 year Rs.1000/- SI for 2 months. Both the sentences were ordered to run concurrently. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner does not challenge the judgment of conviction and only prays for reduction of sentence. 3. The grounds pleaded are that, (i) the petitioner is the sole bread winner of his family; (ii) he has already faced the agony of protracted criminal proceedings spreading over a period of 10 years and; (iii) he was not charged or challaned in any case prior Criminal Revision No.542 of 2006 2 to or after registration of the present case. 4. The grounds taken justify the request made so, this Court upholds the conviction of the petitioner but is inclined to reduce the sentence. It is further of the opinion that ends of justice shall be met if the petitioner is sentenced to the period already undergone by him and orders accordingly. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 17.3.2011. SN