High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRR/1966/2007disposed of

Sarabjit Kaur v. State Of Punjab

2015-09-02Mr Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain2 pages

KAPIL 2015.09.08 17:09 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRR-1966-2007 [1] ***

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRR-1966-2007 Date of decision: 02.09.2015 Sarabjit Singh .......Petitioner

Versus

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

Present:

Mr. G.S. Sandhu, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. J.S. Sekhon, AAG, Punjab.

SABINA, J Petitioner had faced trial in FIR No.201, dated 11.12.2003, under Sections 279, 337 and 338 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('IPC' for short), registered at Police Station City Faridkot.

Trial Court vide judgment/order dated 13.03.2007 ordered the conviction and sentence of the petitioner under Sections 279, 337 and 338, IPC. Aggrieved against the said judgment/order of his conviction and sentence, petitioner preferred an appeal and the same was dismissed by the Appellate Court vide order dated 03.10.2007 Hence, the present petition by the petitioner.

In the present case, notice of motion was issued on 12.10.2007. At the time of admission of the petition, it was noticed that parties had amicably settled their dispute. In fact,

KAPIL 2015.09.08 17:09 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRR-1966-2007 [2] *** counsel for the complainant had placed on record compromise deed executed between the parties on 25.10.2007. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that since parties have amicably settled their dispute, he does not challenge the conviction of the petitioner under Sections 279, 337 and 338, IPC but has submitted that sentence qua imprisonment of the petitioner be reduced to the period already undergone by him.

Keeping in view the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, it would be just and expedient to reduce the sentence qua imprisonment of the petitioner to the period already undergone by him.

Accordingly, conviction of the petitioner under Section 279, 337 and 338, IPC is maintained. However, sentence qua imprisonment of the petitioner is reduced to the period already undergone by him.

Petition stands disposed of, accordingly.

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