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PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
JASJIT SINGH BEDI
Inderjit Singh @ Lada – Appellant
Versus
State Of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Jasjit Singh Bedi, J.
The prayer in the present Criminal Writ Petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is for the issuance of directions to the respondents to release the petitioner prematurely as per the Policy dated 08.07.1991 (Annexure P-1) issued by the Government of Punjab with a further prayer for the issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to release the petitioner on interim parole during the pendency of this petition.
2. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner was involved in FIR No.150 dated 01.09.2007 under Sections 302/307/506/148/149 IPC and Section 27 of Arms Act, P.S. Ajnala, District Amritsar. He was tried convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life by the Court of Addl. Sessions Judge, Amritsar vide judgment dated 14.01.2012.
Criminal Appeal No.D-205-SB-2012 was filed by the petitioner against the judgment of conviction which was dismissed by this Court vide Judgment dated 17.10.2014.
An SLP came to be filed against the judgment of this Court and the same was dismissed vide order dated 23.03.2018.
3. As the petitioner assumed that he had undergone 10 years of actual imprisonme
The court ruled that the parole period must be deducted from the total sentence, not from the actual sentence for premature release eligibility, reaffirming adherence to statutory provisions.
Commission of a jail offence is no legal ground to deny premature release to a convict, especially when the person has been punished for such a misconduct.
The exercise of executive power of clemency is a duty vested in the Authority for the welfare of the people, and the case of premature release of a life convict is governed by the policy/guidelines o....
Premature release – For the purpose of considering actual imprisonment, period of Parole is to be excluded.
The court directed that prisoners eligible under state policy for premature release must be evaluated fairly, without undue reliance on singular opinions, safeguarding against arbitrary treatment.
The court mandated the reconsideration of a convict's premature release proposal, emphasizing rehabilitation, age, and new evidence over the initial decision to reject it based on the severity of the....
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