High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRA-S/607/2014disposed of

Gurjit Singh & ORS v. State Of Punjab

2015-01-08Mr. Justice S.C. Malte2 pages

Crl. Appeal No. S-607-SB of 2014 (O&M) -1- In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Crl. Appeal No. S-607-SB of 2014 (O&M) Date of Decision: 08.01.2015 Gurjit Singh @ Geeti and others ......Appellants

Versus

State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA

Present:

Mr. Nandan Jindal, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. V.P.S.Sidhu, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Kulwant Singh, Advocate for the complainant.

**** SABINA, J.

Appellants had faced the trial qua commission of offence punishable under Section 308, 323, 325, 460, 379, 148, 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('IPC' for short) in FIR No. 95 dated 21.5.2010, registered at Police Station Raikot, District Ludhiana. Trial Court vide judgment/order dated 24.1.2014 ordered the conviction and sentence of the appellants under Section 148, 460, 325, 323, 149 IPC. Hence, the present appeal by the appellants. During the pendency of the appeal, parties have amicably settled their dispute.

Learned counsel for the appellants has submitted that he does not challenge the conviction of the appellants under Section 148, 460, 325, 323, 149 IPC but has submitted that sentence qua imprisonment of the appellants be reduced to the GURPREET SINGH 2015.01.12 16:30 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh

Crl. Appeal No. S-607-SB of 2014 (O&M) -2period already undergone by them.

Learned counsel for the complainant has admitted the factum of compromise between the parties and has not opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the appellants. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the present case, it would be just and expedient to reduce the sentence qua imprisonment of the appellants to the period already undergone by them.

Accordingly, conviction of the appellants under Section 148, 460, 325, 323, 149 IPC as ordered by the Trial Court, is maintained. However, sentence qua imprisonment of the appellants is reduced to the period already undergone by them. Appeal stands disposed of accordingly.

(SABINA) JUDGE January 08, 2015 Gurpreet GURPREET SINGH 2015.01.12 16:30 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh