Judgment

Mr. Gurvinder Singh Gill, J.

The petitioner Ranjit Singh, life convict, has approached this Court seeking issuance of direction/mandamus for releasing him prematurely on the basis of policy dated 8.7.1991 (Annexure P-12) of Government of Punjab, upon completion of 10 years of actual sentence and 14 years of total sentence.

2. The undisputed facts are that the petitioner stands convicted for having committed offences under Section 364 IPC and 302 IPC in a case arising out of FIR No. 47 dated 19.3.1997 under Sections 364 , 302 read with Section 34 IPC, lodged at Police Station Kotwali, District Sangrur. He alongwith co-accused Bahadur Singh was sentenced vide judgment dated 7.1.2002 passed by learned Sessions Judge, Sangrur (Annexure P-1) as under :-

3. There was no specific order as regards concurrent running of sentences in respect of both the offences.

4. The petitioner challanged his conviction by way of filing an appeal in this Cou