The appellant was prosecuted and eventually companyvicted for the offences punishable under Sections 279 and 304A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 hereinafter referred to as IPC in CHI 88530 of 2013 by the Judicial Magistrate 1 st Class, Jalandhar by order dated 12.05.2017.
The appellant accused felt aggrieved by the aforementioned order and filed revision in the High Court of Punjab Haryana at Chandigarh.
Under Section To undergo rigorous 304A of IPC imprisonment for two years and to pay a fine of Rs.1000/ and in default of payment of fine to undergo simple imprisonment for one month.
The appellant accused felt aggrieved and filed the present appeal by way of special leave in this Court.
On the quantum of sentence, the Judicial Magistrate passed the following order Under Section To undergo rigorous 279 of IPC imprisonment for six months and to pay a fine of Rs.1000/ and in default of payment of fine to undergo simple imprisonment for fifteen days.
Felt aggrieved by the said order, the appellant accused filed CRA/324/2017 before the Additional Sessions Judge, Jalander.
The High Court, by impugned order, dismissed the revision and upheld the companyviction and sentence awarded by the Courts below.
By order dated 08.12.2017, the Additional Sessions Judge dismissed the appeal and affirmed the order passed by the Judicial Magistrate.
So, the short question, which arises for companysideration in this appeal, is whether the Courts below were justified in companyvicting the appellant.
Heard learned companynsel for the parties.
Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. Leave granted.
This appeal is directed against the final Signature Not Verified judgment and order dated 26.11.2018 passed by Digitally signed by ANITA MALHOTRA the High Court of Punjab Haryana at Chandigarh Date 2019.02.15 175809 IST Reason in CRR No.42 of 2018 whereby the Single Judge of the High Court dismissed the revision petition filed by the appellant herein and affirmed the judgment and order of the Courts below.
