IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M 15348 of 2008 Date of decision: 09.03.2009 Balbir Singh @ Balvir Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE HARBANS LAL Present: Mr.Gulam Nabi Malik, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.T.S.Salana, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. *** Harbans Lal, J. Reply filed by Joga Singh Sekhon, Superintendent, District Jail, Sangrur is taken on record. Paragraph No.2 of the reply reads as under: “ The Premature release case of the petitioner was initiated by the answering respondent No.03 to the Director General of Police (Prisons), Punjab,Chandigarh and District Magistrate Sangrur, vide this officer letter No.3762/63 dated 19.06.2008. The premature release case of the petitioner has been recommended by the District Magistrate Sangrur vide their letter No.4051/Peshi. DC dated 06.08.08 and the premature case of the petitioner has been forwarded duly recommended by the Director General of Police ( Prisons) Punjab Chandigarh to the Secretary, Govt. of Punjab, Home affairs & Justice (Home-7 Branch) Chandigarh vide their letter No.GI/J-4/p-19-06- 5624/721 dated 28.01.09. At present the premature release case of the petitioner is under consideration of the State Government. As and when any decision i has been passed he may be informed accordingly ”. This petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 to decide the premature release case of the petitioner within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. March 09, 2009 ( Harbans Lal ) amrit Judge