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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
MANISHA BATRA
Dalvinder Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Haryana – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
MANISHA BATRA, J.
1. The instant revision petition has been filed by the petitioners challenging the judgment of conviction dated 16.12.2016 and order on quantum of sentence dated 21.12.2016, passed by the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ambala (hereinafter referred to as ‘the trial Court’) in case titled as State vs. Davinder Singh and Another, Arising out of FIR No. 68 dated 28.07.2012, registered under Sections 323, 325 and 34 of IPC at Police Station Panjokhra, District Ambala, whereby the petitioners had been held guilty and convicted under the aforesaid sections and were sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of maximum one year along with default clause of fine, and also against the judgment dated 26.08.2019, passed by the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge, Ambala (hereinafter referred to as ‘appellate Court’), whereby the appeal filed by the petitioners had been dismissed.
2. It is relevant to mention that since no one was appearing on behalf of the petitioners since long, Mr. Navjit Singh, Advocate was appointed as amicus curiae to assist this Court on behalf of the petitioners, vide order dated 10.11.2025. However, his n
The court emphasized that first-time offenders should be granted probation to facilitate rehabilitation instead of incarceration, acknowledging the benefits of reformative justice.
The court emphasized rehabilitation over incarceration for first offenders of minor offences, allowing probation as a means to promote reform and prevent association with hardened criminals.
The court emphasizes the rehabilitation of first offenders through probation rather than imprisonment, aligning with the objectives of the Probation of Offenders Act.
Probation is granted to first offenders to promote rehabilitation and avoid further criminalization.
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