Jassa Ram @ Shampi v. State Of Punjab

CRR-2434-2018 (O&M) -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRR-2434-2018 (O&M) Date of Decision:- 09.01.2019 Jassa Ram @ Shampi ... Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab ... Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURVINDER SINGH GILL Present:- Mr. D.K.Bhatti, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Simranjit Kaur, AAG, Punjab.

***** GURVINDER SINGH GILL , J . (Oral) The petitioner has approached this Court challenging judgment dated 24.05.2018 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Jalandhar whereby his conviction for offences under Sections 279 and 304-A IPC as recorded by learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Jalandhar has been upheld. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and also the learned State counsel and also perused the impugned judgments I do not find any infirmity in the findings as regards the conviction of the petitioner as recorded by the Courts below and the same are hereby affirmed. As per custody certificate filed today in Court, the petitioner has already undergone actual sentence of 7 months and 15 days, apart from remission to the tune of 2 months and 18 days thus totalling 10 months and 3 days.

ANJU 2019.01.10 16:18 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document phhc

CRR-2434-2018 (O&M) -2Bearing in mind the fact that the petitioner is a young man, aged about 30 years and also the fact that he has undergone the substantial part of his sentence as imposed by the trial Court, the sentence is hereby reduced from 1 year to the one already undergone. The fine shall, however, remain the same.

The petition is dismissed except for the modification in sentence as indicated above. The petitioner be released forthwith provided he is not wanted in any other case.

09.01.2019 (GURVINDER SINGH GILL) anju JUDGE Whether speaking /reasoned Yes / No Whether Reportable Yes / No ANJU 2019.01.10 16:18 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document phhc