IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 25080 of 2010(O&M) Date of Decision: November 17, 2010. Inderjit Singh ...... PETITIONER(s) Versus State of Punjab and others. ...... RESPONDENT (s) CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr. C.S.Rana, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.D.Sachdeva, Addl.A.G., Punjab. ***** RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure for issuance of appropriate order or direction to respondents to consider and decide the case of present petitioner for grant of premature release in view of government instructions dated 08.07.1991, Annexure P1. Reply has been filed on behalf of respondent-State. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record. CRM No.M-25080 of 2010 It has been stated by learned counsel for the State that the case of petitioner for his premature release has already been initiated and the same is pending consideration before the Government. Petitioner has already undergone actual sentence of more than 10 years and total sentence of more than 17 years. Hence, the present petition is disposed of with direction to respondents to consider and decide the premature release case of the petitioner in accordance with law, rules and instructions on the point within one month from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) November 17, 2010. JUDGE 'om' 2