6. It would be appropriate to refer to the following por ons of the reply filed in
CRM-M-16317-2024, tled as Dheeraj Vs. State of Haryana, which read as follows:
Even though there is nothing on record to indicate earlier complaint of
demand of dowry and harassment, the same in itself is not sufficient to find that
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Mansiha was not being subjected to harassment. Reliance upon order dated
18.06.2020 passed in CRM-M-13808-2020 titled as Dheeraj vs. State of Haryana
by learned counsel for the petitioner is misplaced as in the said case there was no
evidence of the nature discussed in the present case. Dowry death is a very serious
malady with which our Society is afflicted. Thus, the petitioners do not deserve
any discretionary relief.
Learned counsel for the petitioner has contended that he does
not challenge the conviction of the petitioner and would confine his prayer
in this petition only to the reduction of the sentence. He has contended that
the incident took place 17 years ago and the petitioner was the driver of the
offending vehicle. He is the sole bread winner of his family and has
undergone sentence of imprisonment of one year, four months and twenty
days out of the total sentence of two years. He is not involved in any other
case. He has also relied upon a judgment of a Co-ordinate Bench of this
Court in the case of Dheeraj Vs. State of Haryana, CRR-2460-2016,
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decided on 08.09.2016, whereby sentence of the petitioner therein, who was
convicted for offence under Section 304-A IPC, had been reduced to the
already undergone period of three months and five days.