DHARMINDER JAIN Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
LAWS(P&H)-2014-7-225
HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
Decided on July 10,2014

Dharminder Jain Appellant
VERSUS
STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Respondents

JUDGEMENT

Inderjit Singh, J. - (1.) PETITIONERS Dharminder Jain and Sheela Jain have filed this revision petition against State of Himachal Pradesh respondent under Section 401 Cr.P.C. challenging the judgment 07.05.2014 passed by learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Ludhiana whereby the appeal filed by the petitioners against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 30.01.2013 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Ludhiana, has been dismissed.
(2.) IT is stated in the revision petition that complainant Manju Aggarwal filed an application addressed to ASP, Solan alleging maltreatment from the hands of her husband on the pretext of demand of dowry and also on other petty matters. It is also stated in the revision petition that complainant herself is a doctor and by self suffered injuries on her part, procured a MLR with the help of doctor. It is further stated in the petition that petitioner No. 1 has lost his father and petitioner has lost her husband. Petitioner No. 2 is about 63 -64 years of age and she is suffering from heart ailment and due to hypertension, she has been sent to hospital by the Jail doctor also. It is also stated in the petition that petitioners are first offenders and petitioner No. 1 is fatherless and has widow mother to look after, who is suffering from many ailments and petitioners are facing agony of the trial since 2006 and facing harassment from the hands of complainant since the day of her marriage. At the time of preliminary hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners has not pressed the concurrent findings of the Courts below regarding conviction and only prayed for reduction of sentence and notice of motion was issued qua quantum of sentence only.
(3.) I have gone through the record and have heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the respondent -State.;


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