ORDER

Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties including the respondent Nos.2 and 3.

2. At the outset, in the present revision petition, accused has placed a submission on record that in the event of this Court upholding conviction of the accused for the offences punishable under Sections 279 and 304A of IPC, Court may consider setting aside the imprisonment for the offence punishable under Section 304A of IPC in view of the fact that accused has taken necessary steps soon after the unavoidable incident in shifting the injured to the hospital and he stood by the bed side of the injured all along and met the entire medical expenses.

3. Said submission is not controverted by respondent Nos.2 and 3.

4. Learned High Court Government Pleader however opposed the said submission in considering setting aside imprisonment period, as it may send a wrong message to the society and opposed to the principles of law enunciated in the judgment of the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of STATE OF PUNJAB VS. SAURABH BAKSHI reported in (2015) 5 SCC

182.

5. In the light of the rival contention of the parties, this Court perused the material on record meticulously.

6. To appreciate the rival contenti