Criminal Misc. No. M-32045 of 2009 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** Criminal Misc. No. M-32045 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision:13.11.2009 Ajaib Singh .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARBANS LAL Present:- Ms. B.P.K. Brar, Advocate for the petitioner. **** HARBANS LAL, J. This petition has been moved by Ajaib Singh under Section 482 of Cr.P.C for issuing directions to the respondents to allow him usual remissions as have been allowed by the Governor of Punjab under Article 161 of the Constitution of India during the period, he remained on bail during the pendency of Criminal Appeal No.171-SB of 1992 in this Court in accordance with the settled proposition of law laid down in the judgment dated 5.7.2007 delivered in Criminal Writ Petition No.991 of 2006 – Jagdeep Singh v. State of Punjab and others and judgment dated 24.4.2008 rendered in Criminal Writ Petition No.1398 of 2007 – Mohan Singh v. State of Punjab and another. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. The petitioner was convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for ten years and to pay a fine of Rs.1 lac or in default of payment of fine, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years under Section 15 of Criminal Misc. No. M-32045 of 2009 (O&M) -2- the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 by the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge, Faridkot vide judgment dated 8.4.1992. He was released on bail during the pendency of appeal. On dismissal of his appeal No.171-SB of 1992 vide judgment dated 29.10.2004 passed by this Court, he has been readmitted to jail. In view of Annexure P.1, the judgment dated 5.7.2007 rendered by this Court in Criminal Writ Petition No.991 of 2006 – Jagdeep Singh v. State of Punjab and others, Annexure P.2, the judgment dated 24.4.2008 delivered by this Court in Criminal Writ Petition No.1398 of 2007 – Mohan Singh v. State of Punjab and another, Annexure P.3, 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 petitioner and provide him the benefit of remissions announced from time to time till before 11.9.2001 and also consider his pre-mature release case. November 13, 2009 ( HARBANS LAL ) renu JUDGE