TMI Blog2015 (9) TMI 341X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... time and had no option but to succumb to pressure of her parents – In these circumstances, it would be just and expedient to reduce sentence qua imprisonment of accused-3 to period already undergone by her – Accordingly, conviction of accused-3 under Section 135 of Act is upheld – However, sentence qua imprisonment is reduced – Revision hereby disposed of. - Crl. Revision No.681 of 2007, CRA-S-171-SB-2010 - - - Dated:- 3-12-2014 - Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sabina,J. For the Petitioner : Ishma Randhawa, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Sukhdev Sharma, Advocate ORDER Sabina, J Vide this order above mentioned criminal revision as well as criminal appeal would be disposed of as they have arisen out of the same inc ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the conviction of accused Lakhwinder Kaur under Section 135 of the Act is concerned, the same was upheld. However, sentence qua imprisonment of Lakhwinder Kaur was reduced from 03 years to 1 years. Hence, the criminal revision has been filed by accused Lakhwinder Kaur whereas criminal appeal has been filed by the customs department. Learned counsel for the accused Lakhwinder Kaur has submitted that it was evident from the confessional statements of accused Gurcharan Singh, Amarjit Kaur as well as Lakhwinder Kaur herself that she had been forced to accompany her parents on the day of recovery. Accused Lakhwinder Kaur had protested to her parents that she did not want to accompany them but she was forced by her parents to accompany them. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n origin. As per the said accused, the gold biscuits were to be supplied to accused Inderjit Singh. So far as the accused Inderjit Singh is concerned, the only evidence against him is the statements of his co-accused. However, there was no other substantive evidence against accused Inderjit Singh on record. No recovery was affected from the accused Inderjit Singh nor there was any material on record that he was indulging in any similar activities. In these circumstances, learned appellate Court had rightly ordered the acquittal of accused Inderjit Singh. So far as the accused Lakhwinder Kaur is concerned, it is evident from the statements of her parents as well as her confessional statement that she had been forced to accompany her pa ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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