' The brief facts of the case are that a case under section 13 of the West Pakistan Arms Ordinance, 1965, was registered against the petitioner, vide F.I.R. No,319, dated 26-8-1987. On being subjected to trial he was convicted and sentenced as stated above.
2. The learned counsel submitted that he shall not assail the conviction of the petitioner but shall only contend for the reduction of the sentence awarded to him. In this respect, submitted that the petitioner has already suffered the period of imprisonment before and after his conviction and further submitted that he had suffered the agony of protracted prosecution since 1987. Further argued, that the instant case was off-shoot of a murder case in which the petitioner was tried and acquitted.
3. The learned counsel for the State opposed the present criminal revision petition and supported the impugned judgment.
4. However, after having heard the learned counsel for the parties, the Court is of the view that it shall meet with the ends of justice, if the sentence awarded to the petitioner is hereby reduced to the period already undergone while dismissing the present revision petitio.
5. In accordance with the terms stated above, the present criminal revision petition stands dismissed.
6, The petitioner shall be released forthwith, if not required to be detained in any other case.
Sentence reduced.