Crl. Misc. No. M-13625 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-13625 of 2008 Date of Decision : November 19, 2008 Prem Pal Singh .... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others. ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND. Present : Mr. V.K.Jindal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Manjari Nehru, DAG, Punjab. S.D.Anand, J. The only grievance of the petitioner – prisoner is that the benefit of the remissions was denied to him (in respect of the period he was on bail), even for the period prior to 11.09.2001 when the judgment in Criminal Appeal Nos. 918-919 of 2001 (Joginder Singh vs. State of Punjab and others) was delivered by the Apex Court. The only relief sought by the petitioner is for a direction to the Competent Authority to consider his premature release case by granting him remissions for pre-11.09.2001 period. The learned State counsel has no objection to the grant of request made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. The petition shall stand disposed of accordingly. The Crl. Misc. No. M-13625 of 2008 2 Competent Authority shall provide benefit of remissions (qua the period he was on bail) announced from time to time upto 11.9.2001 and consider the premature release case of the petitioner on the basis thereof. The exercise shall be concluded within one month 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. November 19, 2008 ( S.D. Anand ) vkd Judge