Criminal Misc.No. M- 25450 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.No. M- 25450 of 2010 Date of decision:- 4.10.2010 Jaskaran Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present:- Mrs. B.P.K. Brar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Addl.A.G. Punjab. RAM CHAND GUPTA J.(Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for issuing directions to the respondents to consider and decide the premature release case of the petitioner, initiated by the Jail authorities vide letter No.1/116/07/287/281 dated 25.1.2008 as he is eligible to be released in accordance with the instructions of the State Government of Punjab on the subject dated 08.7.1991 (Annexure P-1). No reply has been filed on behalf of State. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that the case of premature release of the petitioner is still pending with the State level authority and the same has not been decided so far. In view of these facts, the present petition is disposed of with directions to the respondents to consider and decide the Criminal Misc.No. M- 25450 of 2010 -2- premature release case of the petitioner as per law and instructions on the point within a period of one month from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. October 04, 2010 ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) Vijay Asija JUDGE