1979 INSC 0020
                                        SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

                                                      Ram Mahar

                                                           Vs.

                                                  State of Haryana

                                         Crl.A.Nos.258 and 259 of 1972

                                 (N. L. Untwalia and S. Murtaza Fazl Ali, JJ.)

                                                      11.01.1979

                                                   JUDGEMENT

N. L. UNTWALIA, J.:-

1. Both these appeals arise out of the two criminal cases filed by either party against the other
arising out of the same occurrence which took place at about 2 p.m. on 22-10-1969. Persons on both
sides were injured in that occurrence. One of them, Bhakhtawar Singh died who was on the side of
the appellant in Criminal Appeal No. 258 of 1972. Having considered all the facts and
circumstances of the two cases, we are of the opinion that the conviction of both the sides
maintained by the High Court, does not call for any interference by us. All the appellants in the two
appeals have been enlarged on bail by this Court and as all of them have undergone either as under-
trial prisoners or after conviction, a good portion of the sentences of imprisonment maintained
against them by the High Court in the two appeals we do not feel pursuaded to uphold the sentences
and send them back to jail for a short time. These are not cases where we should adopt that course.
In that view of the matter, we reduce the sentence of imprisonment imposed on all of them in the
two appeals, to the period already undergone by them. Subject to this modification in the sentence,
the two appeals are dismissed. The appellants will be discharged from their bail bonds.
Order accordingly.