IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR.W.J.C. No.1010 of 2010 1. GULO SINGH, S/O LATE TAUJI SINGH 2. PARO SINGH, S/O LATE SUKHDEV SINGH R/O GRAM VARUN, P.S. BELDAUR, DISTRICT KHAGARIA .. PETITIONERS Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME (SPECIAL) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE CHAIRMN, BIHAR STATE SENTENCE REMISSION BOARD, PATNA 4. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, BIHAR, PATNA 5. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL (PRISON), GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 6. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KHAGARIA 7. THE JAIL SUPERINTENDENT, CENTRAL JAIL, KHAGARIA .. RESPONDENTS With CR.W.J.C. No.1019 of 2010 1. GULO SINGH, S/O LATE TAUJI SINGH 2. PARO SINGH, S/O LATE SUKHDEV SINGH R/O GRAM VARUN, P.S. BELDAUR, DISTRICT KHAGARIA .. PETITIONERS Versus 8. THE STATE OF BIHAR 9. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME (SPECIAL) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 10. THE CHAIRMN, BIHAR STATE SENTENCE REMISSION BOARD, PATNA 11. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, BIHAR, PATNA 12. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL (PRISON), GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 13. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KHAGARIA 14. THE JAIL SUPERINTENDENT, CENTRAL JAIL, KHAGARIA .. RESPONDENTS **** /8/ 11 February 2011 Both these writ petitions have been taken up together because petitioners have made identical prayer that the authorities of the State of Bihar should consider case of the petitioners for remission of their 2 sentences in view of the State Government’s Circular, dated 10.12.2002, which governs the cases of convicted persons facing life imprisonment for the purpose of remission. Learned counsel for the State submitted that on facts the petitioners are not entitled for remission. We are not persuaded to go into the facts because in our view the State Remission Board should decide the case of the petitioners in accordance with law and communicate the decision to them without any delay. For this purpose jail authorities and all concerned should cooperate so that cases of the petitioners are considered in accordance with law as early as possible preferably within a period of six months. It is made clear that we have not gone into the merits of the petitioners’ cases and authorities, including the State Remission Board, will be at liberty to take decision as per their own wisdom in accordance with law. Both the writ petitions are disposed off. S.A. (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) ( Gopal Prasad, J.)