Criminal Misc. No. M-31882 of 2009 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** Criminal Misc. No. M-31882 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision:12.11.2009 Ram Lal and others .....Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARBANS LAL Present:- Mr. K.S. Kahlon, Advocate for Mr. D.S. Pheruman, Advocate for the petitioners. **** HARBANS LAL, J. This petition has been moved by Ram Lal, Tilak Raj and Subhash Chand under Section 482 of Cr.P.C for issuing directions to the respondents to allow them usual remissions as have been allowed by the Governor of Punjab under Article 161 of the Constitution of India during the period, they remained on bail during the pendency of Criminal Appeal No.679-SB of 1995 in this Court in accordance with the settled proposition of law laid down in the judgment dated 24.10.2008 passed by this Court in Criminal Misc. No. M-1786 of 2008 – Hardev Singh and others v. State of Punjab and others. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners. The petitioners were convicted and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for three years and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- under Section 326 read with Section 34 of IPC by the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge, Gurdaspur vide Criminal Misc. No. M-31882 of 2009 (O&M) -2- judgment dated 2.11.1995. They were released on bail during the pendency of the appeal. On dismissal of their appeal No.679-SB of 1995 vide judgment dated 15.5.2009 passed by this Court, they have been readmitted to jail. In view of Annexure P.4, the judgment dated 24.10.2008 passed by this Court in Criminal Misc. No. M-1786 of 2008 – Hardev Singh and others v. State of Punjab and others, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to examine the case of the petitioners and provide them the benefit of remissions announced from time to time till before 11.9.2001 and also consider their pre-mature release case. November 12, 2009 ( HARBANS LAL ) renu JUDGE