Criminal Misc. No. M-3812 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-3812 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 07.02.2011. Raj Kumar @ Pappan ..Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. J.S. Bains, Advocate, for the petitioner. NAWAB SINGH.J (ORAL) Counsel heard. Notice of motion. Mr. Sudhir Nehra, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of respondents - State. Raj Kumar @ Pappan son of Bachan Lal is undergoing imprisonment for life in case bearing First Information Report No.86 dated September 30th, 1996 under Sections 302 etc. of Indian Penal Code, Police Station Division No.3, Ludhiana and is confined in Borstal Jail, Ludhiana. It has been mentioned in paragraph No.3 of this petition that he has already undergone sentence of 22 years, 5 months and 14 days including remissions as on April 22nd, 2010. Prayer made herein is to the effect that premature release case of the petitioner be disposed of expeditiously which is pending with the State Government since October 2010 as he has undergone the entire sentence imposed upon him in view of the Policy dated July 8th, 1991 for grant of remissions of sentence of life imprisonment. Criminal Misc. No. M-3812 of 2011 (O&M) 2 In view of above, State is directed to decide the case for premature release of the petitioner within 30 days from the date of receipt of this order. Learned State counsel is directed to send a copy of this order to the concerned authorities. Disposed of. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 07.02.2011 neetu