the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 by the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge, Faridkot vide judgment dated 8.4.1992. He was released on bail during the pendency of appeal. On dismissal of his appeal No.171-SB of 1992 vide judgment dated 29.10.2004 passed by this Court, he has been readmitted to jail. In view of Annexure P.1, the judgment dated 5.7.2007 rendered by this Court in Criminal Writ Petition No.991 of 2006 – Jagdeep Singh v. State of Punjab and others, Annexure P.2, the judgment dated 24.4.2008 delivered by this Court in Criminal Writ Petition No.1398 of 2007 – Mohan Singh v. State of Punjab and another, Annexure P.3, the judgment dated 24.10.2008 passed by this Court in Criminal Misc. No. M-1786 of 2008 – Hardev Singh and others v. State of Punjab and others, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to examine the case of the petitioner and provide him the benefit of remissions announced from time to time till before 11.9.2001 and also consider his pre-mature release case.
