IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-8601 of 2011 Date of Decision : 21.04.2011. Vinod ..Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present:- Mr. R.K. Bagga, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Satyavir Singh Yadav, D.A.G., Haryana, for the respondents – State. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By filing this petition, petitioner seeks his premature release. 2. By judgment dated April 20th, 2001 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Panipat, Vinod-petitioner was convicted under Sections 363, 364-A, 365 and 386 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code and was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay fine of `1000/- with default stipulation, in case bearing First Information Report No.193 dated May 30th, 1996, Police Station City, Panipat for kidnapping a nine years old child and demanding ransom of ` 10,00,000/-. The child was got released on June 4th, 1996, after paying the ransom. 3. State has filed reply averring that the petitioner has not even completed actual sentence of 14 years. 4. In view of this, no ground is made out to release the petitioner prematurely. 5. Dismissed. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 21.04.2011 neetu