IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 04.11.2025 MAKHAN SINGH ... PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB ... RESPONDENT CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL Present:- Mr. Amit Sharma, Advocate(Amicus Curiae)

for the petitioner.

Mr. Rishabh Singla, AAG, Punjab.

H.S. Grewal, J.(Oral)

1. This revision petition has been filed against the concurrent findings of the Courts below. Vide impugned judgment dated 25.11.2008 passed by ld. Addl. Sessions Judge, Hoshiarpur, the petitioner was convicted under Section 409 of IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years and to pay fine of Rs. 3000/- of in default to further undergo imprisonment for three months.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that he is not assailing the impugned judgment of conviction on merits and restricts his prayer qua modification of the order on quantum of sentence. He also contends that the petitioner has undergone custody for a period of 08 months and 13 days out of the awarded sentence of 02 years and stated that the petitioner is not involved in any other case. He prays that since FIR in question pertains to the year 2001, a lenient view may be taken while pas