IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: October 15, 2025 Ramji ….Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others ….Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present:- Mr. Deepak Verma, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Gurpartap S. Bhullar, AAG Punjab.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

1. Petitioner was convicted by the Learned Additional Sessions Judge, Nawanshahar, under section 302 read with section 34 of the IPC and was awarded sentence to undergo Life Imprisonment, in Sessions Case No.66 of 1998, emanating from FIR No.92, dated 16.10.1997, under Sections 302, 392, 397 of IPC, registered at Police Station Nawanshahar, Punjab. The appeal filed by the Petitioner against his above-mentioned conviction and sentence, before this Court bearing Criminal Appeal No.439-DB of 1999, was dismissed vide Judgment dated 28.08.2008.

2. The present Criminal Writ Petition under articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India has been preferred by the petitioner for a direction to the respondent – authorities for grant of premature release in view of notification dated 08.07.1991 (Annexure P-3) issued by the Government of Punjab and the Pre-Mature Release Policy, 2017 da