Patna High CourtCR. WJC/91/2018disposed

Umanand Mehta@Udit Narayan Mehta v. The State Of Bihar Through The Director General Of Police, Government Of Bihar, Patna Andors

2018-01-10Justice Smt. Anjana Mishra,Mr. Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 91 of 2018 Arising out of P.S. Case No.-281 Year-2001 ThanaKHAZANIHAT District- Purnia =============================================== Umanand Mehta @ Udit Narayan Mehta, Son of Late Bowku Mehta, Resident of Village- Tharaha, P.S.- K. Hat (Maranga), District- Purnea.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Director General of Police, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Superintendent of Police, Purnea.

3. The Superintendent, Special Central Jail, Bhagalpur.

4. The Officer in Charge (S.H.O), Maranga P.S., District- Purnea. ... ... Respondent/s =============================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dhirendra Nath Jha, Advocate : Mr. Chandra Shekhar Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondent/s:

Mr. Ajay Kumar Sharma, AC to AG =============================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE RAVI RANJAN and HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA MISHRA ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE RAVI RANJAN) Date : 10-01-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner claims that he has already undergone imprisonment for a period of 16 years, 03 months and 10 days and, thus, he has already undergone more than 14 years of actual imprisonment.

Patna High Court Cr. WJC No.91 of 2018 dt.10-01-2018 2/2 In such a situation, this writ application stands disposed of with a direction to the respondents to examine the matter of the petitioner and if it is found that he has completed the required period of incarceration for consideration under the Short Sentencing Policy of the State of Bihar then his case should be considered in accordance with law and the matter should be sent to the Remission Board for its consideration.

It is expected that the whole exercise would be completed by the respondent authorities within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order so that the matter could be forwarded to the Bihar State Sentence Remission Board for its consideration in accordance with law in its next meeting.

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