CRR No.4649 of 2016 (O&M)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH

CRR No.4649 of 2016 (O&M)

Decided on: 17.02.2018

Anil Kumar

....Petitioner

Versus

State of U.T., Chandigarh

....Respondent

CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ARVIND SINGH SANGWAN

Present :

Mr. K.D.S. Hooda, Advocate

for the petitioner.

Mr. Parveen Chauhan, Advocate

for Mr. Gagandeep S. Wasu, APP, U.T., Chandigarh.

ARVIND SINGH SANGWAN, J.

Challenge in this revision petition is to the judgment of

conviction and order of sentence dated 24.12.2015 passed by the

Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Chandigarh vide which the petitioner

along with co-accused Sandeep were held guilty of offences punishable

under Section 419 of the Indian Penal Code (in short 'IPC') i.e. cheating

by impersonation and acquitted both of them under Section 420 IPC

and both were sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period

of 01 year as well as the judgment dated 02.12.2016 passed by the

Lower Appellate Court vide which the co-accused – Sandeep was

acquitted of the charges and the appellant was though acquitted of

charge under Section 420 IPC, however, his sentence under Section 419

IPC was u