IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-31472 of 2008 Date of Decision: December 01, 2008 Balkar Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others. … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND Present : Ms. Sarla Chaudhary, Advocate, for the petitioner. **** S.D. Anand, J. Crl. Misc. Nos. 55347 & 55348 of 2008 Allowed, as prayed for. Crl. Misc. No. M-31472 of 2008 Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Mr. S.S. Mor, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana, accepts notice on behalf of the State. Crl. Misc. No. M-31472 of 2008 On consensual basis, it is directed that the petition shall stand disposed of with a direction to the Competent Authority to take a decision of the premature release case of the petitioner - prisoner in the light of law laid down by the Apex Court in State of Haryana vs. Mahender Singh & Ors., 2007(4) RCR (Crl.) 909. The exercise shall be concluded within two months from today. It will be for the State counsel to communicate the order to the Competent Authority. Disposed of accordingly. Copy of the order be given to the learned State counsel under the signatures of the Court Secretary. December 01, 2008 ( S.D. Anand ) vkd Judge 2