CRR-2645-2025 232 IN T Kuldeep Singh State of Punjab CORAM : HON' Present: Mr. K MANDEEP PAN 1. The Singh, assailing Magistrate Ist C sentenced to und Section 279 IPC, 427 IPC. The pe whereby the app judgment of conv under Sections 3 aforesaid judgme Hon’ble Court by 2. The place at Kandiala Bhupinder Singh petitioner in a ra 2025 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJA AT CHANDIGAR -.- CRR Date VERSUS HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEE Mr. Karan Bhardwaj, Advocate for the -.- PANNU J. (Oral) The present revision petition has bee iling the judgment dated 28.11.2019 Ist Class, Ludhiana, vide which th to undergo rigorous imprisonment fo IPC, one year under Section 304-A I he petitioner further challenges the j he appeal preferred by the petitione f conviction and order of sentence p ions 304-A, 279 IPC were affirmed udgments, the petitioner has invoked urt by filing the present petition. The brief facts of the case are that andiala Chowk, Police Station Meha Singh lost his life after being hit by a c n a rash and negligent manner. On t -1- UNJAB AND HARYANA IGARH CRR-2645-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision : 02.02.2026 ....Petitioner ....Respondents NDEEP PANNU for the petitioner. as been filed by the petitioner, Kuldee 1.2019 passed by the learned Judici ich the petitioner was convicted an ent for a period of six months und A IPC and six months under Sectio s the judgment/order dated 29.09.202 etitioner was partly allowed, and th ence passed by the learned trial Cou ffirmed. Being aggrieved by both th oked the revisional jurisdiction of th e that on 16.04.2017, an accident too Meharban, District Ludhiana, where by a car allegedly driven by the prese . On the basis of the statement of th Kuldeep Judicial ted and s under Section 9.2025, and the al Court oth the this ent took wherein present t of the TRIPTI SAINI 2026.02.03 11:17 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRR-2645-2025 complainant, FIR 279, 304-A and Ludhiana. After c 3. Upon learned trial Cou charges against which the petition 4. Duri support of its ca petitioner-accused Procedure, where implication. 5. In de 1. Thereafter, argu 6. Vide dated 28.11.2019 petitioner guilty 304-A and 427 of detailed hereinabo 7. Aggr sentence dated 2 Ludhiana, the pe Court. The said a whereby the judg were affirmed ins 2025 (O&M) t, FIR No. 81 dated 16.04.2017 cam and 427 of the Indian Penal Co fter completion of investigation, the p Upon completion of investigation, c al Court. Finding a prima facie case ainst the petitioner under Sections 27 etitioner pleaded not guilty and claime During the course of trial, the prosec its case. After closure of the prosec ccused was recorded under Section wherein he denied all the incriminatin In defence, the petitioner examined o er, arguments were heard by the learne Vide the impugned judgment of c 1.2019, the learned Judicial Magistra uilty for the commission of offences 427 of the IPC and sentenced him to u reinabove. Aggrieved by the aforesaid judgm ated 28.11.2019 passed by the learn the petitioner preferred an appeal be said appeal came to be partly allowed e judgment of conviction and order of ed insofar as the offences under Sect -2- 7 came to be registered under Section al Code at Police Station Meharba , the petitioner was sent up for trial. tion, challan was presented before th e case, the learned trial Court frame ns 279, 304-A and 427 of the IPC, claimed trial. prosecution examined four witnesses prosecution evidence, statement of th ection 313 of the Code of Crimin inating circumstances and pleaded fals ined one defence witness, namely DW learned trial Court. t of conviction and order of sentenc agistrate Ist Class, Ludhiana, held th ffences punishable under Sections 27 im to undergo rigorous imprisonment a judgment of conviction and order o learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Clas eal before the learned lower Appella llowed vide judgment dated 29.09.202 der of sentence passed by the trial Cou r Sections 279 and 304-A of the India Sections rban, fore the framed IPC, to esses in t of the riminal ed false ly DW- entence held the ns 279, ment as rder of t Class, ppellate 9.2025, al Court e Indian TRIPTI SAINI 2026.02.03 11:17 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRR-2645-2025 Penal Code, are under Section 42 order of sentence IPC, the present r 8. Notic whereupon, learn 9. Duri petitioner was fai of conviction reco the quantum of circumstances of 10. This submission. It is n petitioner has alre to suggest that th has faced the ag Taking into consi passage of time, of the considere reducing the quan 11. Acco petitioner under S and the sentence a to four months. T period already un 2025 (O&M) are concerned. However, the petitio ion 427 of the IPC. Still aggrieved by ntence as upheld for the offences und esent revision petition has been filed b Notice of the present revision p earned State counsel appeared and co During the course of arguments, le as fair enough to concede that he doe on recorded by the Courts below. The m of sentence, with a prayer that ces of the case, the sentence awarded t This Court has given thoughtful . It is not in dispute that the occurrence as already undergone a part of the sen that the petitioner has any previous cri the agony of criminal proceedings fo consideration the nature of the offen time, and the overall facts and circum sidered view that the ends of justic e quantum of sentence. Accordingly, the sentence of rigoro nder Section 279 of the IPC is reduce nce awarded under Section 304-A of nths. The petitioner shall be entitled ady undergone by him in custody. -3- petitioner was acquitted of the charg ed by the judgments of conviction an es under Sections 279 and 304-A of th filed by the petitioner. ion petition was issued to the Stat and contested the revision petition. nts, learned counsel appearing for th he does not intend to assail the finding . The submission was confined only r that keeping in view the facts an rded to the petitioner be reduced. ghtful consideration to the aforesa rrence pertains to the year 2017 and th the sentence. There is nothing on recor ous criminal antecedents. The petition ngs for a considerable length of tim offence, the manner of occurrence, th circumstances of the case, this Court justice would be adequately met b rigorous imprisonment awarded to th reduced from six months to one mont A of the IPC is reduced from one ye ntitled to the benefit of set-off for th charge on and A of the e State, for the findings only to cts and foresaid and the n record etitioner of time. nce, the Court is met by d to the month, one year for the TRIPTI SAINI 2026.02.03 11:17 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRR-2645-2025 12. With revision petition s 13. All p February 02, 202 tripti Whether sp Whether re 2025 (O&M) With the aforesaid modification in t tition stands disposed of. All pending miscellaneous applicatio , 2026 ther speaking/non-speaking : Speaking ther reportable : Yes/No -4- on in the order of sentence, the prese lication(s), if any, stands disposed of. (MANDEEP PANNU) JUDGE present ed of. TRIPTI SAINI 2026.02.03 11:17 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document