IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 25936 of 2008 Date of Decision: October 31, 2008 Ram Karan … Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others. … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND. Present: Ms. Archana Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Mor, Sr. DAG, Haryana. S.D. Anand, J. In the context of the plea raised by the petitioner for his premature release on the premise that he has undergone the required period of actual sentence and also the total period of sentence under the policy prevalent on the date of conviction, the learned State counsel states at the bar that the premature release case of the petitioner shall be disposed of by the Competent Authority in the light of verdict rendered by the Apex Court in State of Haryana vs. Mahender Singh, 2007 (4) RCR Criminal, 915, within 15 days from today. The learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petition may be disposed of in the light of the statement at the bar made by the learned State counsel. The petition shall stand disposed of accordingly with a direction to the Competent Authority to dispose of the premature release case of the petitioner in the light of Mahender Singh’s case (supra) within a fortnight from today. October 31, 2008 ( S.D. Anand ) vkd Judge