IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-6194 of 2008 Date of decision : 26.8.2008 Bimal Kumar .....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab etc. ...Respondent **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: None for the petitioner Ms. Manjari Nehru, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab S. D. ANAND, J. The premature release plea of the petitioner, was declined by the competent authority by noticing that after committing the impugned crime on 26.2.1996, the appellant had committed yet another heinous crime of robbery and criminal intimidation on 22.3.1996. The relevant instructions (Annexure P-1) authorise the competent authority to deny the premature release to a convict if “the Government is satisfied that in the event of release of the convict there is not likelihood of the convict committing a crime or breach of peace in any way connected with the circumstances of the crime for which he was originally convicted.” 2. The impugned order is, thus, in accord with the instructions and cannot be faulted on any valid score. 3. In the light of the above facts, the petition is held to be devoid of merit and is ordered to be dismissed. August 26, 2008 (S. D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE