IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M- 6596 of 2011 Date of Decision : May 13th, 2011. Hardam Singh ...... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ......Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. S.S.Rana, Advocate, for the petitioner, Mr. Sudhir Nehra, Addl. Advocate General,Punjab NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) Hardam Singh – petitioner was convicted by Additional Sessions Judge, Bathinda in case bearing First Information Report No.271 dated November 29th, 1984 under Sections 302 etc. of Indian Penal Code , Police Station Boha, District Bathinda and was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life vide judgment dated May 29th, 1986. He is now confined in Open Air Jail, Nabha. 2. By filing this petition, petitioner seeks direction to the State Government to release him prematurely on completion of sentence as per the policy dated July 8th, 1991 issued by the State Government. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that Jagjit Singh, co-accused of the petitioner, who is similarly situated, has already been released prematurely on completion of his sentence on October 19th, 2010, a fact which is not in dispute. 4. Learned State counsel has stated that the case for premature release of the petitioner has already been forwarded to the Government, on completion of his sentence. Criminal Misc. No. M- 6596 of 2011 -2- 5. In face of it, learned counsel for the petitioner has urged that this petition was filed in the month of February, 2011 and it would not be in the interest of justice to keep the petitioner in jail any more, particularly, when he has already completed the sentence. It has been also contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that till the case of the petitioner for premature release is finally disposed of, the petitioner be released on parole and in case any adverse order is passed against him, the petitioner shall surrender in jail. 6. Above being the position, it is ordered that till the case for pre-mature release of the petitioner is decided by the State Government, he shall be released on parole on his furnishing personal bond and a surety bond to the satisfaction of District Magistrate, Bathinda. The petitioner shall give an undertaking that he will not leave the country without prior permission of the Court and will keep peace and shall not indulge in any nefarious activity whilst on parole. 7. After receipt of order from the State Government, Superintendent, Open Air Jail, Nabha, shall inform the petitioner accordingly. 8. Disposed of. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 13.05.2011 som