280 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-3005-2024 DECIDED ON: 02.07.2025 MICKY MIAN @ MONU .....PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS .....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL Present: Mr. Swarn Sandhir, Legal Aid counsel for the petitioner Mr. Baljinder Singh Virk, Senior DAG Haryana SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J (ORAL)

1. The jurisdiction of this Court has been invoked under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India for setting aside the impugned Order dated 04.03.2022 (Annexure P-1) conveyed through letter dated 14.03.2022 whereby premature release case of the petitioner has been rejected and for issuance of a Writ in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondents to grant premature release to the petitioner under clause (b) of the Haryana Government Policy dated 13.08.2008 (Annexure P-2) as the petitioner was sentenced to undergo life imprisonment and has already undergone sentence of 27 years 0 months 03 days (as on 10.02.2024) as per certificate issued by Superintendent of Prison, Faridabad dated

10.02.2024 (Annexure P-3).

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was convicted by the learned Additional Sessions