IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-34310 of 2008 Date of decision: December 24, 2008 Ram Niwas … Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others. … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND. Present : Mr. Rahul Deswal, Advocate, for the petitioner. S.D. Anand, J. 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. The learned counsel for the petitioner states that he would be content and interests of justice would be served if respondent No.3 – Superintendent of Jail, District Jail, Gurgaon, is directed to initiate the premature release case of the petitioner – prisoner in accordance with the Haryana Government policy dated 04.02.1993. Crl. Misc. No. M-34310 of 2008 The learned State counsel has no objection to the adoption of that course. The petition shall stand disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.3 – Superintendent of Jail, District Jail, Gurgaon to initiate the premature release case of the petitioner in accordance with the Haryana Govt. policy dated 04.02.1993 and the Competent Authority is directed to consider the premature release case of the petitioner – prisoner in the light of the judgment rendered by the Apex Court in State of Haryana vs. Mahender Singh and others, 2007(4) RCR (Crl.) 909 and Division Bench of this Court in Crl. Misc. No. M-12868 of 2003 – Jiya Lal Vs. State of Haryana and others. 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. Copy of the order be given to the learned State counsel under the signatures of the Court Secretary. December 24, 2008 (S.D. Anand) vkd Judge 2