Ashok Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.184 of 2017 ====================================================== Ashok Kumar Singh, son of Jichcha Singh @ Dichcha Singh, resident of Village- Dhrampur, P.S. Rajgir, District- Nalanda. .... .... Petitioner
Versus
1. The State of Bihar.
2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Home, Bihar, Patna.
3. The Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna.
4. The Inspector General, Prison, Bihar, Patna.
5. The Assistant Inspector General, Prison, Bihar, Patna.
6. The State Sentence Remission Board, through I.G. Prison, Bihar, Patna.
7. The Jail Superitendent, Adarsh Central Jail, Beur, Patna. .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner : Mr. Ratnakar Pandey For the State : Mr. Prabhat Kumar Verma, AAG-3 Dr. Mankeshwar Tiwari, AC to AAG-3 Mr. Saroj Kumar Sharma, AC to AAG-3 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAVANITI PRASAD SINGH And HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAVANITI PRASAD SINGH) 23-02-2017 A counter affidavit has been filed by the State, a copy whereof is not readily available on record. Registry to place the same.
2. We have perused the copy of the counter affidavit, as handed over by the learned counsel for the State. It is pointed out that the State Sentence Remission Board by its recommendation dated 27.01.2017 has already recommended the release of the father of the petitioner namely Jichcha Singh @ Dichcha Singh. Learned counsel for the State further submits that as per oral instructions received, even though release orders have been issued
Patna High Court Cr. WJC No.184 of 2017 (3) dt.23-02-2017 2/2 pursuant to the recommendation of the Board, he is not being released inasmuch as he was visited with fine as well and in default whereof he had undergone two years' further imprisonment.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner having been made aware, arrangements are being made to pay the fine.
4. In view of the aforesaid, in our view, this writ petition has all but become infructuous. It is accordingly disposed of. (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J) (Vikash Jain, J) B.T/Ibrar U T