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Jarnail Singh @ Gora v. State Of Punjab

2022-02-24Mr. Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill2 pages

In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana At Chandigarh CRR-1066-2021 (O&M) Date of Decision:-24.2.2022 Jarnail Singh @ Gora ... Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab ... Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURVINDER SINGH GILL Present:- Mr. K.S. Godara, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anmol Singh Sandhu, AAG, Punjab.

(proceedings conducted through video conferencing) ***** GURVINDER SINGH GILL, J.(Oral) 1.

The petitioner has approached this Court challenging judgment dated 16.8.2021 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Fatehgarh Sahib, whereby an appeal filed by the petitioner against judgment and order of sentence dated 30.9.2016 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Amloh, has been dismissed and conviction of the petitioner for offences punishable under Sections 279 and 304-A of Indian Penal Code has been upheld.

2.

Today, at the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that he does not challenge the findings as regards conviction and restricts his submission to reduction of sentence only.

PANKAJ KAKKAR 2022.02.25 10:01 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document

( 2 ) CRR-1066-2021 (O&M) 3.

I have heard the learned counsel and have also perused the impugned judgments.

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The findings as regards the conviction recorded by the Courts below cannot be said to be perverse in any manner and have been recorded after due appreciation of the evidence on record. As such, the conviction of the petitioner for offence under Sections 279 and 304-A of Indian Penal Code is upheld. However, as far as the sentence imposed upon the petitioner is concerned, this Court finds that there is some room for reduction of sentence particularly keeping in view the fact that he is not a previous convict. As such, the sentence as imposed upon the petitioner is reduced from 1 year to 9 months. The fine shall, however, remain unaltered. 5.

The revision petition stands disposed off to the limited extent as indicated above as regards reduction in sentence only.

24.2.2022 ( Gurvinder Singh Gill ) pankaj Judge Whether speaking /reasoned Yes / No Whether Reportable Yes / No PANKAJ KAKKAR 2022.02.25 10:01 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document