237 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 07.04.2026 Som Nath …Petitioner vs.

State of Haryana …Respondent Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.S.Shekhawat Present : Mr. S.K.Verma, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Parmod Kumar, AAG, Haryana.

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N.S.Shekhawat J. (Oral)

1. The petitioner has filed the present revision petition against the impugned judgment dated 15.02.2012 passed by the Court of Sessions Judge, Jind and the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 09.11.2011 passed by the Court of Special Judicial Magistrate, Jind, whereby the petitioner was convicted for the commission of the offences punishable under Section 13- A(3)-67 of the Public Gambling Act, 1867 and was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three months.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 21.06.2011, Sub Inspector Ram Avtar of Police Station City, Jind along with Head Constable Jagdeep Singh, EHC Ashok Kumar and Constable Wazir Singh was present at Railway Road, near Patiala Chowk, Jind in connection with patrolling and crime checking. A secret informer gave him information that Som Nath, accused was habitual of 'satta khaiwali' and today also was