Mohammad Hafiz v. State Of Haryana

In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh CRR No. 4640 of 2017 (O&M) Date of Decision:- 9.7.2018 Mohmmad Hafiz ... Petitioner

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State of Haryana ... Respondent

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURVINDER SINGH GILL Present:- Mr. Lokesh Vohra, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Sandeep Vashisht, DAG, Haryana.

***** GURVINDER SINGH GILL J . (Oral) The learned counsel for the petitioner restricts his submissions to quantum of sentence only.

I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and have also gone through the impugned judgments.

Upon perusal of the impugned judgment of conviction, as passed by learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rewari on 9.10.2015 and as affirmed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Rewari vide judgment dated 13.10.2017, I do not find any ground to interfere with the findings of conviction of the petitioner for offences under Section 25 of the Arms Act and the same are hereby affirmed.

The petitioner was imposed rigorous imprisonment of 1 year, apart from fine amounting to ` 1,000/-.

As per the custody certificate filed today in the Court, the petitioner has undergone sentence of 9 months and 4 days including Kamal Kumar 2018.07.10 11:18 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

(2) CRR No. 4640 of 2017 remission of 1 month and 10 days. It is further stated therein that he is not a previous convict and is not wanted in any other case. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and also the fact that the petitioner is not a previous offender, the sentence of imprisonment is reduced from one year to the one already undergone. The fine shall, however, remain unaltered.

The petition stands dismissed with the aforesaid modification in sentence.

9.7.2018 ( Gurvinder Singh Gill) kamal Judge Whether speaking /reasoned Yes / No Whether Reportable Yes / No Kamal Kumar 2018.07.10 11:18 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document