Criminal Writ Petition No. 487 of 2011 1 .. IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Writ Petition 487 of 2011 Date of Decision : May 6th, 2011. Charanjit Singh ...... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ......Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. V.K.Jindal, Advocate, for the petitioner, Mr. Sudhir Nehra, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) Charanjit Singh – petitioner was convicted by Additional Sessions Judge, Adhoc, Hoshiarpur in case bearing First Information Report No.10 dated January 17th, 2001 under Sections 302 etc. IPC, and 25 of Arms Act, Police Station Garhshankar and was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life vide judgment dated September 18th, 2003. He is now confined in District Jail, Hoshiarpur. 2. By filing this petition, petitioner seeks direction to the State Government to release him prematurely on completion of sentence as per the policy dated July 8th, 1991 (Annexure P/2) issued by the State Government. 3. Learned State counsel has stated that the case for premature release of the petitioner has already been forwarded to the Governor of Punjab, on his completion of sentence as submitted in the affidavit dated March 29th, 2011, filed by Shri Chanchal Singh Bal, Deputy Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Home Affairs and Justice. 4. In face of it, learned counsel for the petitioner has Criminal Writ Petition No. 487 of 2011 2 .. urged that this petition was filed in the month of February, 2011 and it would not be in the interest of justice to keep the petitioner in jail any more, particularly, when he has already completed the sentence. It has been also contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that till the case of the petitioner for premature release is finally disposed of, the petitioner be released on parole and in case any adverse order is passed against him, the petitioner shall surrender in jail. 5. Above being the position, it is ordered that till the case for pre-mature release of the petitioner is decided by the State Government, he shall be released on parole on his furnishing personal bond and a surety bond to the satisfaction of District Magistrate, Hoshiarpur. The petitioner shall give an undertaking that he will not leave the country without prior permission of the Court and will keep peace and shall not indulge in any nefarious activity whilst on parole. 6. After receipt of order from the State Government, Superintendent, District Jail, Hoshiarpur shall inform the petitioner accordingly. 7. Disposed of. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 06.05.2011 som