PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
H.S.GREWAL
Bachan Kaur – Appellant
Versus
State Of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
H.S. Grewal, J.
This revision petition has been filed against the judgment dated 09.12.2009 passed by ld. Additional Sessions Judge (Adhoc) FTC, Mansa vide which the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 02.04.2007 passed by ld. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mansa was upheld whereby the petitioners were convicted as under :
Sr.No. | Name of convict | Under Section | Sentence |
1. | Jagga Singh | 467 IPC | RI for five years and to pay fine of Rs. 2000/- in default of making payment of fine, convict shall further undergo RI for six months. |
468 IPC | RI for three years and to pay fine of Rs. 2000/- in default of making payment of fine, convict shall further undergo RI for six months. | ||
471 IPC | RI for one year and to pay fine of Rs. 2000/- in default of making payment of fine, convict shall further undergo RI for six months. | ||
419/120-B IPC | RI for one year and to pay fine of Rs. 2000/- in default of making payment of fine, convict shall further undergo RI for three months. | ||
2. | Bachan Kaur | 419 IPC | RI for two years and to pay fine of Rs. 2000/- in default of making payment of fine, convict shall further undergo RI for six months. |
467/120-B IPC | RI for two years and to pay fine of Rs. 2000/- in default of makin | ||
The Court upheld convictions for forgery and related offences, emphasizing that the burden of proof shifts when an individual has not been heard from for an extended period, and hearsay evidence requ....
The court may reduce a sentence based on the time already served and the circumstances of the case, even when the conviction is upheld.
The court may reduce a sentence to the period already served, considering the duration of incarceration and the circumstances surrounding the case.
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