In respect of the offence under s. 26 of the Public Safety Ordinance the sentence passed against the four appellants was reduced to imprisonment for three months while in respect of the third accused who had been addition ally sentenced under s. 33 of the Ordinance the same was reduced to imprisonment for 11 /2 months and the sentences on appellants 1, 2 and 4 under s. 3 of the impugned Act was reduced to imprisonment for three months, the sentences again being directed to run companycurrently.
The appellants thereafter preferred a revision to the, High Court and this was heard by a learned Single Judge who while accepting the revision of the appellants in so far as it related to their companyviction and sentence under s. 26 of the Ordinance.
It is from this judgment of the High Court that this appeal has been preferred by the four appellants.
Appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated October 7, 1959, of the Punjab High Court in Criminal Revision No.
The accused pleaded number guilty and were tried by the learned Magistrate who by his judgment dated August 28, 1958, held the prosecution case fully established against all the accused.
February 6.
610 of 1959.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.
Hardev Singh and Y. Kumar, for the appellants.
He companyvicted the four appellants under s. 26 of the Public Safety Ordinance and sentenced them to imprisonment for six months.
The appellants filed an appeal to the Sessions Judge at Bhatinda who upheld the companyvictions but reduced the sentences.
102 of 1960.
M. Sikri, Advocate General for the State of Punjab, N. Bindra and P. D. Menon, for the respondent.
The third appellant alone Was companyvicted of the offence under a. 33 of the same Ordinance and was sentenced to imprisonment for six months.
Appellants 1, 2 and 4 were further companyvicted of offenses under s. 3 of the impugned Act and sentenced, to imprisonment for six months, the several sentences against the respective accused being directed to run companycurrently.
maintained the other companyvictions and sentences but reduced the sentences.
With these modifications the appeals stood dismissed.
