Rajkumar vs. The State Of Uttar Pradesh

ITEM NO.32 Court 4 (Video Conferencing) SECTION X

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Writ Petition(s)(Criminal) No(s). 36/2022

RAJKUMAR & ORS. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS. Respondent(s)

(FOR ADMISSION and IA No.12131/2022-GRANT OF BAIL and IA No.12132/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No.12137/2022- EXEMPTION FROM CUSTODY CERTIFICATE)

Date : 11-03-2022 This petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM : HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE D.Y. CHANDRACHUD HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT

• For Petitioner(s) Mr. Nagendra Singh, Adv. Mr. Ashish Pandey, Adv. M/S. V. Maheshwari & Co., AOR
• For Respondent(s) Ms. Preetika Dwivedi, Adv. Mr. Vishnu Shankar Jain, AOR Ms. Marbiang N. Khongwir, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

1 An affidavit has been filed by the Superintendent of Jail, District Jail, Ghaziabad,

inter alia, stating that:

"The Government of Uttar Pradesh on 16.12.2021 has decided that the prisoners convicted and undergoing sentence for life imprisonment who were earlier eligible for consideration under the unamended premature release jail policy dated 01.8.2018, will still be considered for eligibility for premature release as per their eligibility before introduction of policy dated 28.07.2021.

2 Mr Nagendra Singh, counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners, states that the above clarification would resolve the grievance of the petitioners and their representations may now be directed to be considered by the competent

authority expeditiously.

• 3 Ms Preetika Dwivedi, counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents, states that if the petitioners submit fresh representations, the representations shall be considered within a period of three months.
• 3 We accordingly permit the petitioners to submit representations for their release. The representations shall be considered and disposed of in terms of the statement which has been made in the counter affidavit expeditiously and orders communicated in any event within a period of three months of the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order by the competent authority.
• 4 The petition is accordingly disposed of in the above terms.
• 5 Pending application, if any, stands disposed of.

AR-CUM-PS COURT MASTER

(SANJAY KUMAR-I) (SAROJ KUMARI GAUR)