Criminal Misc. No.M-16427 of 2008 -1- *** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-16427 of 2008 Date of decision : 24.10.2008 Shamsher Singh .....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Mr.Meenu Sharma., Advocate the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Mor, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana for the respondent. S. D. ANAND, J. In the course of the impugned complaint, which was ordered to be taken up on judicial side, the grievance of the petitioner/complainant was for his release from jail as he has already undergone imprisonment for a period of about 18 years following his conviction in case under Section 302/376 IPC. In the counter, respondent has averred that though the premature release case of the petitioner was initiated, it was returned by the Director General of Prison, Haryana as petitioner has not completed the requisite sentence as per Haryana Government policy dated 12.4.2002. Learned State counsel assures that case of the petitioner would be decided afresh in accordance with law of the land within one month from today. The petition shall stand disposed of with a direction to the Criminal Misc. No.M-16427 of 2008 -2- *** competent authority to consider the premature release case of the petitioner in accordance with the law of the land in Mohinder Singh's case. The exercise shall be concluded within one month from today. It will be for the State counsel to communicate the order to the competent authority. Copy of the order be given to the learned State counsel under the signatures of the Court Secretary. October 24, 2008 (S.D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE