[2026:RJ-JP:28554] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 1121/2006 CNR: RJHC020120032006 | URN: CRLR / 2015U / 2006 Narayan Lal S/o Shri Ram Kishore Joshi, R/o Village 1/412 Kala Kuwa, Housing Board, Alwar ----Petitioner Versus State of Rajasthan through Public Prosecutor ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Anil Agarwal, Mr. Rohan Singh on behalf of Mr. S.S Sunda For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vijay Singh Yadav, Addl. G.A. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BHUWAN GOYAL Judgment 24/07/2026 1. The present revision petition under Section 397 read with Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed by the accused-petitioner – Narayan Lal against the Judgment and Order dated 17.07.2006 passed by Additional Session Judge (Fast Track) no. 2, Alwar (hereinafter referred to as "appellate court") in Criminal Appeal No. 28/06 (Narayan Lal vs. State of Rajasthan) vide which criminal appeal filed by the accused-petitioner has been partly allowed and the Judgment and Order dated 16.04.2004 passed by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate no. 3, Alwar (Raj.) (hereinafter referred to as "trial court") in Criminal Case no. 23/1176/2001 (State of Rajasthan vs. Narayan Lal) convicting the petitioner for the offence under Sections 279 of I.P.C. and sentencing him to undergo six months S.I. with fine of Rs. 1000/- in default of payment of fine, to further undergo one [2026:RJ-JP:28554] (2 of 6) [CRLR-1121/2006] month S.I. has been affirmed, his conviction for the offence under section 304-A of I.P.C has been affirmed but his sentence has been modified as indicated below:- Offence Sentence awarded by the trial court Sentence awarded by the appellate court under Section 304-A IPC to undergo 2 years' R.I. with fine of Rs. 4,000/-, in default of payment of fine, to further undergo 3 months' S.I. to undergo 1 year S.I. with fine of Rs. 4000/-, in default of payment of fine, to further undergo 3 months S.I. 2. Facts of the case in short are that, the complainant- Heeralal submitted a Parcha Bayan (Ex. P/5) in Hospital at Ramgarh to the effect that on 13.03.1996 in the evening, he went to Ramgarh bus stand in order to leave her daughter for her in-law's house. While returning from bus stand on his cycle, at around 6.30 PM. he reached near Khati Baas, a truck bearing registration no. RJ 02-G- 1507 coming from the back side at excessive speed and hit him, which resultant into injuries on his head and left leg. On the basis of said parcha bayan, police registered FIR No.69/96 at Police Station Ramgarh, District Alwar for the offence under sections 279 & 337 IPC. During the course of investigation, complainant- Heeralal died, therefore after completing the investigation, the police submitted the challan against accused-petitioner for the offence under Sections 279 & 304 A of IPC before the concerned court. The trial court read over substance of accusations to the accused-petitioner, who denied the same and claimed for trial. After conclusion of trial, the trial court passed judgment and order dated 16.04.2004 convicting and sentencing the accused- petitioner for the offence under Sections 279 & 304-A IPC as [2026:RJ-JP:28554] (3 of 6) [CRLR-1121/2006] indicated above. Thereafter, the petitioner filed an appeal and the appellate court vide its judgment dated 17.07.2006 partly allowed the appeal and while maintaining his conviction for the offences under section 279 & 304-A IPC, modified his sentence for offence under section 304-A IPC as mentioned above. Hence, this criminal revision petition has been preferred by the accused-petitioner. 3. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 4. After arguing the matter on merits at some length, learned counsel for the accused-petitioner does not want to press instant revision petition challenging judgments passed by the courts below qua conviction and prefers to make submissions on the point of sentence only. 5. Learned counsel for the accused-petitioner has submitted that incident in the present case took place way back in the year 1996 i.e. around 30 years ago; accused-petitioner was 28 years of age at the time of incident and now he is around 58 years old and facing agony of trial for the past about 30 years; accused- petitioner who is sole bread earner in the family, belongs to poor strata of society and remained in police and judicial custody for a period of about 2 months & 20 days and there is no previous conviction recorded against the accused-petitioner, therefore, he prays that ends of justice would meet if a lenient view is taken in the matter and sentence of imprisonment awarded to the accused- petitioner is reduced to the period already undergone by him. 6. Learned counsel for the accused-petitioner has relied upon the judgment of Hon'ble Supreme Court in Chander Shekhar vs. State of Rajasthan (Criminal Appeal No. 4161/2024) [2026:RJ-JP:28554] (4 of 6) [CRLR-1121/2006] decided on 04.10.2024 and the judgments rendered by a coordinate Bench of this Court in the cases of Shyamveer Singh vs. State of Rajasthan (S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 724/2003) decided on 15.05.2024, Smt. Sudesh Kumari vs. State of Rajasthan (S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 1047/2005) decided on 09.10.2024, Mahesh Bhargava vs. State of Rajasthan (S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 737/2005) decided on 06.11.2024, Pappu vs. State of Rajasthan (S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 538/2005) decided on 21.08.2024, Annu @ Anwar vs. State of Rajasthan (S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 333/2018) decided on 04.11.2024, Banna Ram vs. State of Rajasthan (S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 391 of 2006) decided on 08.07.2024, Heera Lal vs. State of Rajasthan (S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 733/2003) decided on 14.02.2024 & Ram Karan vs. State of Rajasthan (S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 972 of 2006) decided on 08.07.2024. 7. Per contra, learned Additional Government Advocate while opposing the revision petition, submits that looking to the overall facts and circumstances of the case and the well reasoned speaking orders passed by the courts below, sentence awarded by the trial court and modified by the appellate court cannot be said to be disproportionate, therefore, no interference in sentence is warranted in this case. [2026:RJ-JP:28554] (5 of 6) [CRLR-1121/2006] 8. I have considered the arguments advanced at the Bar and have gone through judgments passed by both the courts below and record of the case. 9. Since the revision petition against conviction of the accused- petitioner is not pressed on merits and after perusing the record, nothing is noticed which requires interference in the finding of guilt reached by the courts below. This Court does not wish to interfere in the judgments passed by courts below qua conviction of the accused-petitioner. Accordingly, the judgments passed by the courts below qua conviction of the accused-petitioner are maintained. 10. As far as quantum of sentence is concerned, after perusing judgments and orders impugned, considering the submissions of learned counsel for the parties; precedent law on the issue; accused-petitioner, who was only 28 years of age at the time of incident, has already suffered the agony of protracted trial, spanning over a period of around 30 years and he remained incarcerated for some time after passing of the judgment, and no evidence regarding previous conviction of the accused-petitioner is produced on record, this Court is of the opinion that if at this stage, he is sent behind bars, family of the petitioner will also suffer, therefore, no fruitful purpose would be served by sending him to jail now. 11. This Court is conscious of the judgments rendered in Alister Anthony Pareira Vs. State of Maharashtra : (2012) 2 SCC 648 and Haripada Das Vs. State of W.B. : (1998) 9 SCC 678, wherein, the Hon'ble Apex Court observed as under:- [2026:RJ-JP:28554] (6 of 6) [CRLR-1121/2006] Alister Anthony Pareira (Supra) “There is no straitjacket formula for sentencing an accused on proof of crime. The courts have evolved certain principles: twin objective of the sentencing policy is deterrence and correction. What sentence would meet the ends of justice depends on the facts and circumstances of each case and the court must keep in mind the gravity of the crime, motive for the crime, nature of the offence and all other attendant circumstances.” Haripada Das (Supra) “…considering the fact that the respondent had already undergone detention for some period and the case is pending for a pretty long time for which he had suffered both financial hardship and mental agony and also considering the fact that he had been released on bail as far back as on 17-1-1986, we feel that the ends of justice will be met in the facts of the case if the sentence is reduced to the period already undergone…” 12. Consequently, the judgments dated 17.07.2006 and 16.04.2004 passed by both the courts below qua conviction of the accused-petitioner for the offence under Sections 279 & 304-A of I.P.C. are affirmed but the quantum of sentence awarded to the accused-petitioner by the trial court and modified by the appellate court is reduced to the period already undergone by him, which would be sufficient and justifiable to serve interest of justice. The accused-petitioner is on bail. He need not to surrender. His bail bonds be cancelled. 13. The revision petition stands disposed of accordingly. 14. A copy of this order along with records be sent to the trial court forthwith. (BHUWAN GOYAL),J 4/Ritu