IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Writ Petition No.787 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 01.04.2011. Sanjay Kumar ..Petitioner Versus The State of Haryana and others ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. H.S. Jaswal, Advocate, for the petitioner. NAWAB SINGH.J (ORAL) Counsel heard. Notice of motion. Mr. Satyavir Singh Yadav, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana accepts notice on behalf of respondents – State. Sanjay Kumar-petitioner is undergoing imprisonment for life in case bearing First Information Report No.595 dated September 1st, 1997 under Sections 302 etc., of Indian Penal Code, Police Station Safidon, District Jind. He is confined in District Jail, Kurukshetra. By filing this petition, he seeks direction to the State Government to decide his case for premature release as he has already completed the sentence imposed upon him as per Policy dated August 8th, 2000 (Annexure P-2) of the Haryana Government for grant of remission of sentence. His case was recommended by the Superintendent, District Jail, Kurukshetra on December 13th, 2010 but the same has not been decided as on date. In view of above, State is directed to dispose of the case for premature release of the petitioner expeditiously preferably within 30 days from the date of receipt of this order. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 01.04.2011 neetu