IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND

HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

CRWP-13647-2025 (O&M)

Date of decision : 23.12.2025

Dharmender Shastri ...Petitioner

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State of Haryana and others ...Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA

Present:- Ms. Gagandeep Kaur, Advocate

for the petitioner.

Ms. Himani Arora, DAG, Haryana.

MANISHA BATRA, J. (Oral)

1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India making prayer for setting aside the order dated 15.10.2025 (Annexure P-2), passed by the Additional Chief Secretary, Govt. of Haryana, Haryana Jails, whereby the case of the petitioner for his premature release, as per the policy dated 12.04.2002 (Annexure P-1) as issued by the Govt. of Haryana, had been rejected with an observation that the same should be reconsidered after completion of 20

years of total sentence by the petitioner.

2. As submitted in the petition, the petitioner had been held guilty and convicted for commission of offences punishable under Sections 302 of IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act in case arising out of FIR No. 30 of 2003, registered under Sections 302, 201, 120-B, 379 and 34 of IPC and Section 25 of the A