PARDEEP KUMAR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) PETITIONER Pardeep Kumar was tried in case FIR No. 97 dated 9.9.1989 registered at Police Station City Muktsar, under Sections 325, 324, 34 IPC.

(2.) THE Court of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Muktsar, convicted and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine of Rs 1,000/ - under Section 325 IPC and also sentenced him under Section 324/34 IPC to one year rigorous imprisonment. He was also sentenced under Section 323 IPC to six months rigorous imprisonment. In an appeal filed, his conviction was maintained but sentence was reduced to four months and a fine of Rs.500/ -, in default thereof to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for one month, under Section 325 IPC and sentence under Section 324/34 IPC was reduced to four months rigorous imprisonment and under Section 323 to three months rigorous imprisonment. His co -accused Mool Chand was ordered to be released on probation under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act").

(3.) IN totality of circumstances, I reduce the sentence to already undergone and impose a fine of Rs.5,000/ -. Learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Faridkot, will call upon the petitioner to pay the fine. Nonpayment of fine by the petitioner will amount to dismissal of the present revision petition.