IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 07.04.2026 HARPAL SINGH ... PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB ... RESPONDENT CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL Present:- Ms. G.K.Mann, Senior Advocate with Ms. Shruti, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Rohit Hans, DAG, Punjab.

H.S. Grewal, J.(Oral)

1. This revision petition has been filed against the judgment dated 08.05.2013 passed by ld. Additional Sessions Judge, Ludhiana vide which the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 15.12.20209 passed by ld. JMIC, Ludhiana was upheld whereby the petitioner was convicted under Sections 406 and 420 IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and six months and to pay fine of Rs. 1000/- and in default to further undergo simple imprisonment for 15 days.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner came to the office of complainant and told him that he can send Jagdish Singh to Canada. In this regard, the petitioner allegedly demanded a sum of ₹8,00,000/-, out of which an amount of ₹2,00,000/- was paid in advance. However, the petitioner failed to fulfill his promise of sending Jagdish Singh abroad. Upon persistent demands made by