IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No.M 34355 of 2010 Date of decision: 16.12.2010 Ajit Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.Surender Deswal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.Amandeep Singh, AAG, Haryana *** Ram Chand Gupta, J.(Oral) The present petition has been filed by petitioner Ajit Singh under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking direction to the respondents to decide his premature release case. On asking of the Court, Mr.Amandeep Singh, AAG, Haryana accepts notice on behalf of the State. Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to supply a complete copy of the paper book to the learned State counsel. It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has already undergone more than 10 years of actual sentence and more than 14 years total sentence including remissions minus parole and that he has become entitled to be released prematurely as per the Government Policy prevalent on the date of conviction of the petitioner. Further contends that he has already submitted an application dated CRM No.M 34355 of 2010 -2- 12.9.2010 in this regard to the Superintendent, District Jail, Gurgaon and however, no action has been taken so far. Hence, in view of these facts, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the premature release case of the petitioner as per the policy prevalent on the date of conviction of the petitioner in view of the ratio of law laid down by Hon'ble Supreme Court in State of Haryana and others vs. Jagdish and Harpal, AIR 2010 (SC 1690 within two months from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order. December 16, 2010 (RAM CHAND GUPTA) gsv JUDGE