1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on: 16.09.2025 Pronounced on: 14.10.2025 Dinesh Kumar ..... Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present: Mr. Krishan Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Sumit Jain, Addl. AG, Haryana with Ms. Diya Sodhi, Sr. DAG, Haryana.

Rajesh Bhardwaj, J.

1. Prayer in the present petition filed under Articel 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 Cr.P.C., is for setting aside the order dated 29.11.2023 (Annexure P-3) passed by respondent No.2 in view of the Government Policy dated 04.02.1993 and policy dated 12.04.2002 and to consider the pre-mature release of the petitioner in view of the above-

mentioned Government Policy.

2. As per the facts of the case, the petitioner was prosecuted in FIR No.125, dated 20.10.2004, registered under Sections 302, 449, 34 IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act, at Police Station City Gohana, District Sonepat and he was convicted by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Sonepat under Sections 449, 302, 34 IPC and Section 25 of Arms Act and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment vide order dated 22.11.2006. Thereafter,