IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-38102 of 2010 Date of Decision: 22.02.2011. Jang Singh ..Petitioner Versus The State of Punjab and others ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. A.S. Trikha, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Sudhir Nehra, Addl. A.G. Punjab, for the respondents – State. NAWAB SINGH.J (ORAL) By judgment dated August 7th, 1993 passed by Judge, Special Court, Barnala, Jang Singh-petitioner was convicted under Sections 15 and 25 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 10 years and to pay fine of ` 1,00,000/- with default stipulation in case bearing First Information Report No.49 dated April 13th, 1989. 2. Prayer of the petitioner is that he should be released prematurely on the ground that he is about 80 years of age. His application for premature release is pending with the State Government. 3. State has filed reply averring that the petitioner has undergone actual sentence of 2 years 5 months and 19 days as on January 31st, 2011. 4. Indisputably, the case of the petitioner is pending with the State Government but the petitioner has approached this Court without awaiting decision of the Government. 5. In view of above, petition is dismissed being premature. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 22.02.2011 neetu