Naranjan Singh and Anr. v. State of Punjab etc.
Case brief
What is this about?
In this criminal reference matter, the High Court addressed petitions under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking premature release. It held that the petition for one petitioner became infructuous upon his prior release, while the other petition was disposed of with a direction to decide the release case within two months.
What did the court decide?
Petition regarding petitioner no. 2 dismissed as infructuous; Petition regarding petitioner no. 1 disposed of with direction to decide release case within two months.