IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.1012 of 2008 MANOJ KUMAR MADHUKAR @ TUNTUN YADAV Son of Jagdish yadav, resident of village Shivpur Laugain (Jalsakara), P.S. Kharagpur, Dist. Munger ….Petitioner Versus 1.STATE OF BIHAR 2.The C.S. Govt. of Bihar,Patna. 3.TheSecretary cum Commissioner, Ho9me Dept. Govt. of Bihar,patna. 4.I.G. Prison, Govt. of Bihar, patna. 5.Superintendent of Jail, Divisional Jail Munger, Dist. Munger ….Respondents. ----------- 2 18.3.2009 Petitioner was convicted under section 302 of the I.P.C and sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for life apart from section 27 of the Arms Act. Petitioner has remained in jail for more than 14 years including the period of detention and the imprisonment undergone after the date of conviction. It is further case of the petitioner that if the remission is counted the petitioner has completed 20 years imprisonment. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that under the Bihar Jail Manual petitioner is eligible for seeking his release in accordance with section 432 of the Cr.P.C. Section 433 Cr.P.C. provides that a person who has been convicted for life shall not be released from prison unless he had served at least fourteen years of imprisonment. Petitioner wants only consideration of his case. In the circumstances , the petitioner, if so advised may file an application before the respondent concerned for the relief sought for in this application and if such and application is filed the concerned respondent authority shall consider the case of the petitioner and dispose of the same in accordance with law preferably within the period of six - 2 - months This application is disposed of accordingly. Rahman/ (J.B. Koshy, CJ)