IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.338 of 2009 JANKI DAS, S/O AYODHYA PRASAD, R/O MOHALLA B/192 VIVEK BIHAR, DELHI-32,, P.S. VIVEK BIHAR, DISTRICT-DELHI. -PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL (PRISON), OLD SECRETARIAT, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE ASSISTANT INSPECTOR GENERAL (PRISON), OLD SECRETARIAT, BIHAR, PATNA. -RESPONDENTS 2 04.05.2009 This is a writ petition in the nature of habeas corpus commanding the respondents for release of the petitioner. According to the petitioner, conviction was completed on 18.12.2008 after having completed 14 years of actual imprisonment in lieu of life imprisonment. The petitioner is convicted for life imprisonment for murdering his wife and four children. He was granted originally capital punishment. Thereafter, it was converted into life imprisonment. It has been repeatedly held by the Apex Court that life imprisonment means imprisonment till death. However, State Government can consider remission of sentence to a fixed period provided 14 years of actual imprisonment. That does not mean that in all cases State Government should release the convict after 14 years of imprisonment. We cannot order release of the petitioner 2 because he has completed 14 years of imprisonment. It is for the State to consider the matter of remission of the imprisonment. The petition is disposed of as above. (J.B. Koshy, CJ.) (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.) AAhmad