CRR No.1871 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRR No.1871 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision:- 23.08.2011 Gurnam Singh ....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N. JINDAL Present:- Mr. Dinesh Nagar, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** A.N. JINDAL, J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Ms. Bhavna Gupta, DAG, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent-State. Assailed in this petition is the judgment dated 02.08.2011 passed by the Sessions Judge, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, dismissing the appeal filed by the petitioner against the judgment of conviction dated 29.05.2010, passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar. Mr. Vishal Plaha died and Preeti suffered injuries allegedly on account of the rash ad negligent driving of the car by the petitioner. Both the Courts below have returned concurrent findings of fact that the petitioner was rash and negligent and CRR No.1871 of 2011 (O&M) 2 while driving his car as such, hit the scooter of Vishal Plaha resulting into his death. Preeti-injured while appearing as PW-2 has also supported the prosecution version, which also stands corroborated by other evidence. Therefore, it is duly proved on record that the accident had taken place on account of the rash and negligent driving of the petitioner. No plausible reasons have been assigned to upset the findings returned by the Courts below. However, keeping in view the fact that the petitioner has been facing trial since 2003 and he is having a family to support, some leniency on the quantum of sentence could be shown to him. Resultantly, petition is dismissed with the modification in the sentence and the same is reduced to one year, without any alteration in the sentence of fine. (A.N.JINDAL) 23rd August, 2011 JUDGE ajp