Criminal Misc. No. M-8079 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-8079 of 2011 Date of Decision : 20.05.2011. Sher 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. A.G., Punjab, for the respondents – State. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) Sher Singh-petitioner was convicted by Additional Sessions Judge, Ludhiana vide judgment dated November 4th, 2010, in case bearing First Information Report No.246 dated April 22nd, 1994, under Section 304-B and 498-A read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, Police Station Sadar, Ludhiana and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life. 2. By filing this petition, petitioner seeks his premature release on completion of sentence. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that since the petitioner has already completed the sentence, his case should not have been rejected on the ground that he had committed heinous crime. 3. Learned State counsel has stated that the petitioner has completed the sentence but his case for premature release has been rejected by order dated December 15th, 2010, passed by Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Home Affairs and Justice on the ground that “he has killed his young wife Jaspal Kaur intentionally after pouring kerosene oil and Criminal Misc. No. M-8079 of 2011 2 has committed heinous crime.” 4. Since the petitioner has already completed the sentence, the State Government is directed to re-consider the case of the petitioner and it is ordered that till the case for premature release of the petitioner is decided by the respondent-State, he shall be released on parole on his furnishing personal bond and a surety bond to the satisfaction of District Magistrate, Ludhiana. 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 criminal activity while on parole. After receipt of the order from the State Government, Superintendent, Open Air Jail, Nabha shall inform the petitioner accordingly. However, if the case of the petitioner is not accepted by the State Government, then the petitioner shall surrender before the Jail Authorities on receipt of the information in this regard. 5. Disposed of. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 20.05.2011 neetu