IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.518 of 2008 SHEKH KARMULLAH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the Petitioner : For the Respondents : Mr. A. Amanullah, Standing Counsel- XVII Mr. A.K.Prasad, Junior Counsel to Standing Counsel-XVI ------------- P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal ---------- Dated, the 25th July, 2008. This writ petition has been suo motu registered on the basis of the letter received from Shekh Karmullah from Jail. 2. A counter affidavit has been filed by respondent no.3. In paragraph 5 and 6 thereof, the following statement has been made: - “5. That it is submitted that directives have been given by Law Department in regard to the release of prisoners serving life imprisonment vide memo no.2939 dated 29.6.2007 and no.5225 dated 19.9.2007. According to these directives, any decision regarding the release of such prisoners from Jail shall be taken by the State Government or by the State Sentence Remission Board constituted by the State Government. 6. That the name of the prisoner Shekh Karmullah was forwarded by the Superintendent, District Jail, Motihari having completed 14 years of actual confinement for pre-mature release from the Jail. His case was put before the State Sentence Remission Board. The Board considered his case in its meeting dated 26.5.2008 - 2 - and after due deliberations, has recommended for the rejection of the proposal of premature release of Shekh Karmullah.” 3. It, thus, appears that the petitioner’s case for pre- mature release has been rejected by the State Sentence Remission Board. 4. We are, thus, satisfied that nothing further needs to be done in this Criminal writ petition. It is disposed of accordingly. R. M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J Pawan/-