CRWP No.1620 of 2011 &

CRWP No. 1586 of 2011

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH

Date of Decision: August 23, 2012

Crl.W.P. No.1620 of 2011 (O&M)

Lal Singh @ Manjit Singh

... Petitioner

Versus

State of Gujarat and others

... Respondents

Crl.W.P. No. 1586 of 2011

Major Singh

... Petitioner

Versus

State of Uttar Pradesh and others.

... Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PARAMJEET SINGH

1) Whether Reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the

judgment ?.

2) To be referred to the Reporters or not ?.

3) Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ?

Present:

Mr. Vijay K. Jindal, Advocate,

for the petitioner(s)

Ms. Manisha Lavkumar Shah, Advocate,

for respondent Nos. 1 and 2

(In Crl.W.P. No.1620 of 2011)

Mr. M.C. Berry, Advocate,

for respondent Nos. 1 and 2.

(In Crl.W.P. No.1586 of 2011

Mr. J.S. Bhullar, AAG, Punjab,

for respondent Nos. 3 and 4.

Paramjeet Singh, J.

This Court has been regularly receiving petitions from

CRWP No.1620 of 2011 &

CRWP No. 1586 of 2011

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prisoners-convicts in various jails in the States of Punjab, Haryana and

Union Territory, Chandigarh for premature release. In the instant petitions,

questions ra