Ram Sevak Mahto v. The State Of Bihar Through The Principal Secretary, Home, Old Secretariat, Patna.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.26 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-126 Year-1982 Thana- MAKHDUMPUR District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Ram Sevak Mahto, S/o Late Ganauri Mahto, Resident of Chhariari, P.S.- Makhdumpur, District- Jehanabad.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

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

2.

The Law Secretary, Department of Law, Old Secretariat, Patna. 3.

The Additional Director General, Crime and Investigation, Old Secretariat, Patna.

4.

The Inspector General of Prism and Reforms, Old Secretariat, Patna. 5.

The Director, Probation Services, Old Secretariat, Patna. 6.

The Superintendent of Gaya Central Jail, Gaya. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Gouranga Chatterjee, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Lalit Kishore (A.G) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 14-01-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondents.

Petitioner has prayed for the following relief/reliefs: "(i) For issuance of writ / direction and order including a writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents to send the case of the petitioner before the State Remission Board for consideration for his pre mature release from jail custody and his release from the jail custody. (ii) For grant of any other relief / reliefs to which the petitioner is found entitled to."

Patna High Court CR. WJC No.26 of 2020(3) dt.14-01-2020 2/2 Leaving the jurisdictional issue open, considering the fact that the petitioner's request for remission is pending consideration with the appropriate authorities, we dispose of the present petition with the direction to the appropriate authority to positively consider and decide the same expeditiously and preferably within a period of six weeks from today.

Liberty reserved to the petitioner to independently assail the order in accordance with law, if so required and desired.

(Sanjay Karol, CJ) (Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) uday/- U T