1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 363 OF 2011. Chandraprakash Jairam Sharma .vs. The State of Maharashtra & another Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Mr. N.S. Bhat, Advocate (appointed) for petitioner, Mr. T.A. Mirza, A.P.P. for respondents. CORAM : MRS. V.K. TAHILRAMANI & M.L. TAHALIYANI, JJ. DATED : JULY 21, 2011. Heard the learned Advocate (appointed) for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the respondents. 2] The petitioner is a life convict undergoing imprisonment in Central Prison, Nagpur. The petitioner is seeking premature release from jail under the 14 Year Guidelines framed by the Government whereby convicts who are undergoing life imprisonment are prematurely released as per the category in which they are placed subject to undergoing 14 years of actual imprisonment. 3] The chart furnished by the learned A.P.P. shows that after conviction as on 31.7.2010 the petitioner will complete 11 years 5 months & 19 days of actual 2 imprisonment. He was in judicial custody for one year, 4 months & 9 days. Thus, on 31.7.2010 the petitioner will complete 12 years, 9 months & 21 days of actual imprisonment. As on 31.7.2011 remission of 3 years 9 months & 12 days will be accumulated in the credit of the petitioner. Thus, on 31.7.2011 including remission the petitioner will complete 16 years, 7 months & 3 days of imprisonment. 4] However, as per the Rules, no prisoner undergoing life imprisonment can be released before completing 14 years of actual imprisonment. The petitioner has till today not even completed 13 years of actual imprisonment. In such case, the only direction which can be passed is that before the petitioner completes 14 years of actual imprisonment, his case shall be decided by the State Government and he be communicated the category in which he has been placed. Thereafter, the petitioner be released as per the said category. 5] With the above direction, the petition is disposed of. Fees of the appointed Advocate is quantified at Rs. 750/-. JUDGE. JUDGE. J.