IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-30352 of 2008 Date of decision : 19.11.2008 Devi Chand .....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Ms. B.P.K. Brar, Advocate for the petitioner. **** S. D. ANAND, J. Criminal Misc. Nos. 53303-04 of 2008 Allowed as prayed for. Criminal Misc. No. M-30352 of 2008 The grievance of the petitioner is that the benefit of the remissions was denied to him (in respect of the period he was on bail), even for the period prior to 11.9.1991 when the Apex Court Judgment in Criminal Nos. 9/10/919 of 2001 (Joginder Singh Vs. State of Punjab and others) was delivered. Notice of motion. Ms. Manjari Nehru, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Learned State counsel has no objection to the grant of request made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. The petition shall stand disposed of accordingly. The competent authority shall provide benefit of remissions (qua the period he was on bail )announced from time to time upto 11.9.2001 and consider the premature release case of the petitioner on the basis thereof. The exercise shall be concluded within one month from today. It will be for the State counsel to communicate the order to the competent authority. Copy of the order be given to the learned State counsel under the signatures of the Court Secretary. November 19, 2008 (S. D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE