Crl. Revision No.1533 of 2005 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARAYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Revision No.1533 of 2005 Date of Decision: December 08, 2010 Jagga Singh ….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ….Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N. JINDAL Present: Mr. Harinder Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. O.P. Dabla, DAG, Punjab. A.N. Jindal, J.(Oral) Charge against the petitioner is that he while driving a bus having registration No.PB-13C-7826 rashly and negligently struck against the tractor trolly thereby killing a kid namely Sudha Khan and injuring Raju. Consequently, the petitioner was charged and tried. Ultimately, he was convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months and to pay a fine for Rs.500 under Section 279 of IPC and to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years and to pay a fine of Rs.2000/- under Section 304A IPC. Both the sentences were ordered to be run concurrently. His appeal also failed. Without assailing the judgment of conviction, counsel for the petitioner has urged for extending some leniency on the quantum of sentence. Even, otherwise having scrutinized the impugned judgment, it appears that no such illegality much less irregularity in the conduct of trial or procedure or any manifest error apparent on the record, has been indicated, warranting interference by this Court. - 1- Crl. Revision No.1533 of 2005 On scrutiny of the records, it transpires that the occurrence took place way back in the year 1998. The petitioner has already suffered a lot of agony due to the pendency of proceedings in the Courts. He has already undergone more than one year and one month of the substantive sentence. Admittedly, he is the first offender. Under these circumstances, it would be in the fitness of things if the sentence, awarded against him, is reduced to fifteen months. Under these circumstances, this petition is dismissed with the modification in the sentence to fifteen months without any alteration in the sentence of fine. Copy of the order be sent to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sangrur, for compliance. 08.12.2010 (A.N. JINDAL) vcgarg JUDGE - 2- Crl. Revision No.1533 of 2005 - 3-