CRR No.219 of 2013(O&M)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

CRR No.219 of 2013(O&M)

Date of decision: 17.05.2013

Rajpal

.....Petitioner

VERSUS

State of Punjab

.....Respondent

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NARESH KUMAR SANGHI

Present:

Mr. Ramandeep, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Harsimrat Rai, DAG Punjab.

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NARESH KUMAR SANGHI, J.(oral)

Challenge in this criminal revision petition is to the judgment

dated 06.12.2012 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Patiala,

whereby the appeal filed by the petitioner challenging his conviction and

sentence for the offences punishable under Sections 279, 337 and 338 of the

Indian Penal Code was dismissed with a modification in the term of

sentence awarded under Section 338, IPC, from one year to eight month.

When the criminal revision petition came up for preliminary

hearing at that time, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that he did

not want to challenge the verdict of conviction recorded against the

petitioner for the offences punishable under Sections 279, 337 and 338, IPC.

However, he submitted that in view of the facts and circumstances of the

case, t