CRR-2064-2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 205 CRR-2064-2024 Date of Decision: 26.02.2026 Daljit Singh ......Petitioner Versus Prabhninder Singh ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA Present: Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.K. Bokolia, Advocate for the respondent. *** ANOOP CHITKARA J. Criminal Case before trial Court NACT/261/2018 PBFD030005652018 Decided on: 02.03.2019 Criminal Appeal before Appellate Court CIS No. CRA-58-2019 CNR No. PBFD01-000911-2019 Decided on: 25.09.2024 Convict’s name Penal provision Sentence Daljit Singh 138 of NI Act RI for 01 year with fine of Rs.3,90,000/- i.e. cheque amount Seeking setting aside of impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 02.03.2019 passed by JMIC, Faridkot convicting the petitioner and affirmed and modified by Additional Sessions Judge, Faridkot, the petitioner had come up before this Court by filing the present revision petition. 2. At the outset, counsel for the petitioner submits that he would be contended and satisfied if the sentence is reduced to the period already undergone by the petitioner in the complaint captioned above and he does not want to argue the revision petition on merits. He has 1 JYOTI SHARMA 2026.03.09 16:08 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment High Court, Sector 1, Chandigarh CRR-2064-2024 handed over an affidavit of the petitioner declaring the mitigating factors which is taken on record. As per the said affidavit, the petitioner is a first offender, he is uneducated and is unemployed and is not a financial capacity to deposit the fine amount. 3. Counsel for the respondent strongly opposes such prayer. 4. State counsel has handed over custody certificate of the petitioner dated 25.02.2026, as per which the appellant has already undergone a period of 07 months and 18 days. 5. Given the submission made by counsel for the petitioner and State counsel and after going through the record of the case, I am of the considered opinion that ends of justice would be met if the order of conviction is affirmed and sentence of the petitioner is reduced to 06 months. In default of payment of amount of fine i.e. Rs.3,90,000/-, petitioner shall further undergo RI for 01 month and 15 days. Since the petitioner has already undergone 07 months and 18 days, as such, the sentence is reduced to the period already undergone. 6. With the aforesaid observations, petition stands disposed of and the total sentence of the petitioner is reduced to the period already undergone by him. All pending applications, if any also stand disposed of. (ANOOP CHITKARA) JUDGE 26.02.2026 Jyoti Sharma Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes Whether reportable: No. 2 JYOTI SHARMA 2026.03.09 16:08 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment High Court, Sector 1, Chandigarh