Sushil Vs State of Haryana — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Sushil Vs State of Haryana — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Substantive sentence reduced to the period already undergone (02 years, 05 months and 18 days, per custody certificate dated 18.12.2025); fine amount deposited by the appellant forfeited as cost of proceeding; appeal disposed of along with CRM No. 7663 of 2025 for suspension of sentence and other pending applications.

Issue for consideration

Whether the sentence of RI for three years with fine of Rs. 3,000/- imposed on the appellant under Section 25 of the Arms Act should be reduced to the period already undergone, the appeal not being pressed on merits.

Court's answer

The sentence imposed by the trial Court vide judgment dated 11.10.2024 is reduced to the period already undergone by the applicant-appellant, i.e. 02 years, 05 months and 18 days.

Ratio / Principle

The amount of fine deposited by the appellant is forfeited as cost of proceeding.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

CRA-S-627-2025 (O&M), Sushil v. State of Haryana (High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh, decided 19.12.2025, Anoop Chitkara J.). Criminal appeal against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 11.10.2024 of the Additional Sessions Judge, Panipat (Sessions Case No.47-2021; arising from FIR No. 60 dated 03.05.2021, P.S. Bapoli, Panipat, under Sections 148, 307, 427, 201, 324 r/w 149, 506, 216 IPC and 25 of Arms Act), whereby the appellant was convicted under Section 25 of the Arms Act and sentenced to RI for three years with fine of Rs. 3,000/-. Counsel for the appellant did not press the appeal on merits and sought reduction of sentence to the period already undergone; the custody certificate dated 18.12.2025 recorded 02 years, 05 months and 18 days already undergone. Held: sentence reduced to the period already undergone and the fine deposited forfeited as cost of proceeding; appeal disposed of, along with CRM No. 7663 of 2025 for suspension of sentence and other pending applications. Marked 'speaking/reasoned: Yes; reportable: No'.

CRA-S-627-2025 (O&M)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CRA-S-627-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision: 19.12.2025

Sushil

......Appellant

Versus

State of Haryana

......Respondent

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA

Present: Mr. Manoj Kumar Taya, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Atul Gaur, A.A.G., Haryana.

ANOOP CHITKARA J.

FIR No.	Dated	Police Station	Sections
60	03.05.	2021 Bapoli, Panipat	148, 307, 427, 201, 324 r/w 149, 506, 216 IPC and 25 of Arms Act
Criminal before Court	Case trial	Sessions Case No.47-2021 CNR No. HRPP01-006214-2021 Decided on: 11.10.2024

Convict’s name	Penal provision	Sentence
Sushil	25 of Arms Act	RI for three years with fine of
		Rs.3000/-

Seeking setting aside of impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 11.10.2024 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Panipat convicting the appellant, the appellant had come up before this Court by filing the present appeal.

At the outset, counsel for the appellant submits that he would be contended and satisfied if the sentence is reduced to the period already undergone by the appellant in the FIR captioned above and he does not want to argue the appeal on merits.

State counsel has handed over custody certificate of the appellant dated 18.12.2025, as per which the appellant has already undergone a period of 02 years, 05 months and 18 days and submits that if this Court is reducing the sentence to the period already undergone, then the other convict would not be entitled for the same relief on parity and the

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JYOTI SHARMA 2025.12.19 16:58 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment High Court, Sector 1, Chandigarh

CRA-S-627-2025 (O&M)

fine amount already deposited by the appellant be also forfeited as cost of proceeding in favour of State.

Counsel for the petitioner was offered to argue the matter on merits, but counsel pressed for reduction of sentence.

Given above, the sentence imposed by the trial Court vide judgment dated 11.10.2024 is reduced to the period already undergone by the applicant-appellant i.e. 02 years, 05 months and 18 days. Amount of fine deposited by the appellant is forfeited as cost of proceeding.

With the aforesaid observations, appeal stands disposed of and CRM No. 7663

of 2025 for suspension of sentence and any other applications, are also disposed of.

(ANOOP CHITKARA) JUDGE

19.12.2025 Jyoti Sharma

Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes Whether reportable: No .

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JYOTI SHARMA 2025.12.19 16:58 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment High Court, Sector 1, Chandigarh