IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.367 of 2009 Deo Narayan Mandal, son of late Chhatradhari Mandal, resident of village-Chhatiyona, P.S.Raniganj, District- Araria ….Petitioner Versus 1. State of Bihar, through the Chief Secretary, at Patna. 2. The Secretary of law Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Secretary of Ministry of Jail, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Inspector General, Prison, Bihar, Patna. ….Respondents. ----------- 3. 14.05.2009 Heard Mr. Girish Pd. Gupta, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. Neeraj Nandan, learned Government Pleader No.18. According to the writ petitioner, the petitioner has been convicted under section 302 IPC, and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life by the learned Sessions Judge, Purnea, which was upheld by the High Court by the judgment dated 15.5.1994. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he is in jail custody for more than 19 years and is entitled to remission. We do not think it proper to pass a final order in this respect. Let the petitioner submit an appropriate representation through the Superintendent of jail where he is lodged which - 2 - shall be disposed of by the competent authority, as per the government policy decision. This court will be pleased that the entire process is completed within a period of three months of the date the representation is handed over to the Superintendent of Jail. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. hrs ( S. K. Katriar ) ( Kishore K. Mandal )