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PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
SANJIV BERRY
Johari Mal – Appellant
Versus
State of Haryana – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Sanjiv Berry, J. (Oral)
CRM-29194 of 2018
1. The instant application is for condoning the delay of 29 days in filing of Revision Petition.
2. Heard.
3. Application is allowed and delay of 29 days in filing of Revision Petition is hereby condoned.
Main case
4. By way of the present petition, petitioner has challenged the impugned judgment passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Gurugram dated 30.11.2017 in Criminal Appeal No. 88 of 2016 arising out of FIR No. 10 dated 21.01.2013 under Section 323, 506, 34 IPC Police Station Bilaspur, District Gurugram, being erroneous, illegal and against the provision of law to the extent of reducing sentence awarded to respondent No.2 Chandan from one year to simple imprisonment of three months and the same is liable to be set aside.
5. It is inter alia contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner happens to be the complainant in the aforesaid FIR registered on the allegations that on 01.01.2013 the accused party had attacked the house of the petitioner and caused damage to the car besides extending threats on the complainant, both the parties were taken to police station and were detained and while in custody accused Chanda
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