Kuldeep Singh v. State Of Punjab

In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana At Chandigarh CRR-1202-2023 (O&M) Date of Decision:-19.9.2024 Kuldeep Singh ... Petitioner

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State of Punjab ... Respondent

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURVINDER SINGH GILL Present:- Mr. Jivtesh Singh Nagi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Prabhdeep Singh Dhaliwal, AAG, Punjab.

***** GURVINDER SINGH GILL, J. (Oral) CRM-20880-2023 There is a delay of 397 days in filing the present revision petition, which is directed against judgment dated 15.3.2022 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Faridkot vide which an appeal filed by the petitioner assailing his conviction for offence under Sections 25 of Arms Act as recorded by learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Faridkot vide judgment and order of sentence dated 3.2.2018, has been dismissed. The reason assigned for condoning the delay is that the petitioner is a poor person and has been behind bars and could not make any arrangement for requisite funds and he took some time to arrange for the record and ultimately the present revision petition came to be filed through Free Legal Aid.

Pankaj Kakkar 2024.09.20 17:10 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document

CRR-1202-2023 (O&M) ( 2 ) This Court finds that learned District & Sessions Judge & Secretary, District Legal Services Authority visit the jail premises every month and it is highly unlikely that the petitioner would not have come to know about availing of Free Legal Aid for about one year. In any case, the petitioner has already undergone the sentence as had been imposed upon him. Finding no merit in the instant application, the same is dismissed. Consequently, the instant revision petition i.e. CRR-1202-2023 also stands dismissed being time barred.

19.9.2024 ( Gurvinder Singh Gill ) Pankaj Judge Whether speaking /reasoned Yes / No Whether Reportable Yes / No Pankaj Kakkar 2024.09.20 17:10 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document