IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

256 Reserved on: 21.01.2026 Pronounced on: 28.01.2026 Uploaded on: 28.01.2026 Ajit Singh ...Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ Present :- Mr. K.S. Lakhanpal, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Rituraj Singh, DAG, Punjab.

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VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral)

The instant criminal revision petition has been preferred against the judgment and order of sentence dated 18.8.2023 passed by the Judicial Magistrate 1^st Class, Dasuya, whereby the revisionist-petitioner has been convicted and sentenced as under:-

2. Further challenge is also made to the judgment dated

26.08.2025 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Hoshiarpur vide which appeal filed by the petitioner has been dismissed. However, the sentence was modified by the Ld. Additional Sessions Judge after observing that judgment of Trial Court shows that the appellant was convicted under Section 283 and

304-A IPC but at the time of sentencing, no sentence mentioned with regard to Section 283. Rather the sentence was given under Section 279 IPC. Thus sentence was modified to Rs. 200 fine under Section 283 IPC and in default thereof shall undergo imprisonment for 15 days.

3. Briefly stated, the facts of the present case are that FIR was registered on the basis of the statement of Sameer Hando, son of Late Krishan Hando. The complainant stated that his elder sister, Sushma Rajdan, was married to Rakesh Rajdan, resident of Delhi. It was alleged that on 12.10.2018, Rakesh Rajdan and his mother, Girja Radha, after visiting Jammu, were returning to Delhi in a car bearing registration No. DL-9CY- 3599. The complainant, owing to his work at Hoshiarpur, was following them in his own vehicle. At about 6:30 a.m., when they reached Dastiya near Shiv Ji Statue, a truck bearing registration No. PB-07-AS-5642, which was ahead of the said car, was alleged to have been stopped suddenly by the driver by applying brakes abruptly, resulting in the car colliding with the truck. As a consequence of the accident, Rakesh Rajdan succumbed to the injuries at the spot, while Girja Radha sustained multiple injuries and was shifted to Civil Hospital, Dasuya, for treatment. On enquiry, the driver of the truck disclosed his name as Ajit Singh, son of Iqbal Singh. The accident was attributed to the sudden and negligent act of the truck driver.On the basis of the aforesaid statement, the FIR came to be registered. During investigation, the accused was arrested and the offending vehicle was taken into police possession. Upon completion of investigation, a challan was presented against the accused for offences punishable under Sections 283, 304-A, 337 and 338 of the Indian Penal Code. Copies of the documents, as envisaged under Section 207 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, were supplied to the accused.

4. In order to substantiate its case, the prosecution examined the following witnesses and placed on record the following documents:

5. No other prosecution witness/evidence was examined or produced and lastly the evidence of prosecution was closed.

6. The statement of the petitioner was recorded under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, wherein all incriminating circumstances and evidence appearing on record were put to him. The petitioner denied the allegations in their entirety, described the prosecution case and evidence as false and fabricated, and asserted his innocence.

7. No defence evidence/witness was produced by accused during the phase of his defence evidence.

8. After considering the arguments advanced, the testimonies of witnesses, and the evidence placed on record, the Trial Court, vide judgment dated 18.08.2023, held the petitioner guilty of offences punishable under Sections 283 and 304-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

9. Aggrieved by the aforesaid judgment of conviction and sentence, the petitioner preferred Criminal Appeal No. 235 of 2023 before the Court of the learned Additional Sessions