Crl. Misc. No. M-22530 of 2010 -1- IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-22530 of 2010(O&M) Date of Decision : 06.01.2011 Lakhbir Singh @ Lakha .......... petitioner Versus State of Haryana & another ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present : Mr. H.S. Jaswal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. P.S. Virk, Addl. A.G., Haryana. **** RITU BAHRI, J. (ORAL) This petition under Section 482 read with Section 427(2) Cr.P.C. has been filed seeking a direction be issued to the respondents that the substantive sentence awarded by two different Courts in two different FIRs to run concurrently. After notice, custody certificate has been filed by the State. As per this custody certificate, the petitioner has undergone 17 years, 3 months and 17 days as on 4.1.2011. As per this certificate, the premature release of the petitioner was considered by the State Level Committee on 24.6.2010 and since the convict has not earned requisite remission of six years as per policy dated 4.2.1993 Para No. 2 (a) vide order dated 2.8.2010 and the said convict has earned Crl. Misc. No. M-22530 of 2010 -2- 4 years 3 months 21 days remission till December, 2010. His case for premature release was declined. However, in the last two lines of the custody certificate it has been mentioned that the convict will be released in case FIR No. 29/98 after giving the benefit of Section 427 (2) of Cr.P.C. as and when release order received ini life sentence. Benefit under Section 427(2) Cr.P.C. has been given and the petitioner sentence will run concurrently in both the FIRs i.e. FIR No. 151 dated 10.9.1993, under Sections 392, 302, 397 IPC, P.S. Panchkula and FIR No. 29 dated 7.1.1998 under Section 224 IPC, P.S. Ambala City. Petition is disposed of in the above terms. 06.01.2011 (RITU BAHRI) 'sp' JUDGE