IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal W.P. No. 774 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 26.05.2011 Balwinder Singh alias Wattan Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. V.K.Jindal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Sudhir Nehra, Addl. AG, Punjab, for the respondent-State NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) Reply filed. Learned counsel for the petitioner has urged that this petition has become infructuous in view of reply submitted by the respondent-State under heading - “PRELIMINARY SUBMISSIONS”. The same reads as under :- “ It is submitted that the petitioner is presently confined in District Jail Faridkot in Case FIR No. 120 dated 31.8.1994 under Section 302/201/148/149 IPC and 25/27 Arms Act Police Station Baghapurana and he was sentenced to R.I. For Life and fine of Rs.7000/- in default of payment of fine further RI for 1 year and 6 months by Sh. H.P.Handa District and Sessions Judge, Faridkot dated 25.11.1999. The petitioner filed a Criminal Writ No. 148 DB of 2000 and same was dismissed by the Hon`ble Punjab and Haryana High Court Chandigarh dated 13.2.2009, But the petitioner was also sentenced to R.I. For Ten Years and fine of Rs. 1 Lac in default of payment of fine further R.I. for 3 years by the Court of Learned Special/Additional Sessions Judge, Moga on dated 30.7.2002 in case FIR No. 108 Dated 22.8.1996 under Section 15 of NDPS Act, Police Station Sadar Moga. The petitioner filed a criminal Appeal Criminal W.P. No. 774 of 2011 (O&M) -2- No. 1281-SB-2002 and same was dismissed by the Hon`ble Punjab and Haryana High Court Chandigarh dated 17.8.2010. Now the petitioner is confined in District Jail Faridkot in two separate cases First FIR 120 dated 31.8.1994 and Second FIR No. 108 dated 22.8.1996. As per Cr. PC Section 427(2) “When a person already undergoing a sentence of imprisonment for Life is sentenced on a subsequent conviction to imprisonment for a term or imprisonment for life. The subsequent sentence shall run concurrently with such previous sentence.” The Jail authorities treat as concurrent the sentences of the petitioner.” Disposed of as infructuous. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 26.05.2011 som