Patna High CourtCR. WJC/1595/2018disposed

Lalan Singh @ Lalan Prasad Singh v. The State Of Bihar, Through The Chief Secretary, Government Of Bihar, Patna And ORS

2018-08-03Mr. Justice S. Kumar,Mr. Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1595 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.- Year- Thana- District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Lalan Singh @ Lalan Prasad Singh, Son of Munshi Singh, Resident of Village- Gajipur, P.S. Shyampur Bhataha, District- Sheohar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar, through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The State Sentence Remission Board through the Principal Secretary, Home Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. The Joint Secretary-cum-Director (Administration), Home Department (Prison), Bihar, Patna.

4. The Secretary, Law Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

5. The Additional Director General of Police, Criminal Investigation Department, Bihar Patna.

6. The Inspector General, Jail and Reforms Services, Bihar, Patna.

7. The Assistant Inspector General, Jail and Reforms Services, Bihar, Patna.

8. The Jail Superintendent, Shahid Khudi Ram Bose Central Jail, Muzaffarpur. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vijay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Partha Sarthy (GA 4) Mr. AC to G.A.-4 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE RAVI RANJAN and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE RAVI RANJAN) Date : 03-08-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Through this writ application, the petitioner seeks his premature release in view of the provisions contained in the amended notification of the State Government specially clause (iii) (kha) thereof as contained in Annexure P-5.

Patna High Court Cr. WJC No.1595 of 2018 dt.03-08-2018 2/2 In view of the statement made in paragraph 11 of the counter affidavit, this writ application is being disposed of with a direction to the Sentence Remission Board that a report from the Medical Board be sought, thereafter, a decision be taken in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.

However, it is made clear that this Court has not formed or expressed any opinion on merit.

(Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J) ( S. Kumar, J) V.K.Pandey/- AFR/NAFR N.A.F.R.

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