IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH

Crl. Revision No. 51 of 2011 (O&M)

Date of Decision: January 20, 2011

Santokh Singh.

…Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab.

… Respondent

CORAM:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH

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Whether reporters of local news papers may be

Allowed to see judgment?

2.

To be referred to reporters or not?

3.

Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?

Present:

Mr. C.L. Pawar, Advocate,

for the petitioner.

Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Addl. A.G., Punjab,

for the respondent-State.

Alok Singh, J. (Oral)

This revision petition is filed by the revisionist-

petitioner against the judgment dated 20.12.2010 passed by

learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Kapurthala, whereby while

affirming the conviction of the petitioner for offences under

Sections 419, 465, 471 and 120-B IPC passed by learned

Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kapurthala, modified the

sentence and in fact, he was sentenced to undergo RI for a

period of two years under Section 419 IPC and fine of

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Rs.1000/-, to undergo RI for a period of two years under

Section 465 IPC and fine of Rs.1000/-, to undergo RI for a

period of one year under Section 471 IPC and fine of Rs.

500/- and sentenced to undergo RI for a period of six

months under Section 120-B IPC.

On 10.01.2011, learned counsel for the petitioner

has stated that he was not challenging the conviction and

sentence awarded by the learned Appellate Court. He has

further argued that since total period of sentence is two

years and the petitioner is first time offender, hence, he may

be released on probation under the Probation of Offenders

Act, 1958.

Considering totality of the facts and

circumstances of the case, while maintaining the conviction

of the petitioner, the present petition is disposed of with the

direction that petitioner be released on probation under

Section 4(1) of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, for a

period of one year on furnishing his personal bond and

undertaking with one surety to the satisfaction of the

learned Trial Court that he will keep peace and be of good

behaviour. In case he is found to be indulged in such like

illegal activities, sentence awarded by the Court below shall

stand revived automatically.

With above mentioned modification, this revision

petition stands disposed of.

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January 20, 2011

( Alok Singh )

vkd

Judge

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