IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

Criminal Revision No.1195 of 2000

Date of decision: 23^rd February, 2010

Jagnandan Singh

… Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab

… Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA

Present:

Mr. Harsh Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab

for the State.

KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J.

Jagnandan Singh son of Hakik Singh was tried in case FIR

No.224 dated 11.12.1995 registered at Police Station Sangrur under

Sections 279/304-A IPC for causing death of Darshan Singh. The trial

Court on 13^th January, 1999, sentenced the petitioner to pay a fine of

Rs.200/- under Section 279 IPC, in default of payment of fine to undergo

15 days imprisonment. Petitioner was further sentenced under Section

304-A IPC to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months and to pay a

fine of Rs.300/-, in default of payment of fine to further undergo rigorous

imprisonment for 15 days. Both the sentences were to run concurrently.

Petitioner had filed an appeal. The same was also dismissed

on 12^th May, 2000. The appellate Court upheld the conviction and

maintained the sentence