IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No. 326 of 2003 Date of Decision : 10.1.2011. Madan Singh & others ...... Petitioners Versus State of Haryana ...... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. R.K. Lamba, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Satyavir Yadav, DAG Haryana, for the respondent-State. NAWAB SINGH J. This revision is directed against the judgment dated January 21st, 2003 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Fatehabad affirming the judgment of conviction dated August 4th, 2000 and order of sentence dated August 7th, 2000 passed by Judicial Magistrate First Class, Fatehabad whereby the petitioners were convicted and sentenced as under:- Offence Sentence Fine In default 323 IPC RI for 6 months Rs.500/- RI for 2 months 325 IPC RI for 1 year Rs.1500/- RI for 4 months 326 IPC RI for 2 years Rs.2000/- RI for 6 months 2. Learned counsel urged that he does not challenge the conviction and prays for reduction of the sentence. 3. It calls for pointed notice that the occurrence of this case relates to the year 1992 and thus, the petitioners have suffered the agony of protracted criminal proceedings spreading over a long period of 19 years. The injury which fell under the mischief of Section 326 IPC was incised wound on the dorsal side of middle of the metacarpal bone of the thumb of Pritam Singh and the remaining injuries were simple in nature. The petitioners are not previous convicts nor have they indulged in any criminal activity before or after Criminal Revision No. 326 of 2003 (2) registration of this case and are the only bread earners of their respective families. 4. The aforesaid circumstances are of mitigating nature and justify the request made. Hence, this Court upholds the conviction of the petitioners but reduces the sentence to the period already undergone by them. 5. The revision is accepted partly as indicated above. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 10.1.2011. SN