Ajit Singh @ Ajay Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar Through The Principal Secretary Home Department Bihar, Patna

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1787 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-49 Year-2003 Thana- RAHUI District- Nalanda ====================================================== Ajit Singh @ Ajay Kumar Singh, Son of Late Yadunandan Singh, Resident of Village-Shyam Nagar, P.S-Deep Nagar, District-Nalanda at Biharsharif. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Home Department Bihar, Patna.

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The Inspector General (Jail) and Reform Service Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Chairman, State Sentence Remission Board, Patna. 4.

The Jail Superintendent, Mandal Kara Biharsharif, Nalanda. 5.

The Jail Superintendent, Phulwarisharif Jail, Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Subodh Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. P. N. Sharma, AC to AG ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 12-12-2019 Petitioner has prayed for the following relief:- "For issuance of writ in the nature of habeas corpus of any other writ/writs, direction/directions to the respondents authority to release the petitioner from the custody, who has already completed his sentence 14 years and he is ready to pay fine of Rs.50,000/- and his behaviour is good. Whereby and whereunder the petitioner had been convicted and sentenced to R.I. for life and fine of Rs.50,000/- under Section 364A/34 of the I.P.C. in Rahui (Bhagan Bigha) P.S. Case No.49/2003 by Addl. Sessions Judge, F.T.C.-I Nalanda at Bihar Sharif in Sessions Trial No.669A/03 on 05.02.2007."

Patna High Court CR. WJC No.1787 of 2019(2) dt.12-12-2019 2/2 Without going into the issue of maintainability of the present petition, Shri P. N. Sharma, learned AC to AG, states that the petitioner's request, which is pending consideration with the authorities, shall be decided expeditiously and not later three months from today, in accordance with law.

Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of (Sanjay Karol, CJ) ( Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) Sunil/- U