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Rajiv v. the State of Ut Chandigarh and Others

Punjab & Haryana HC4 Aug 2025CRWP/540/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Premature release; Article 226 writ; UT Chandigarh; CRWP-540-2025; order dated 24.09.2024 (Annexure P-4) quashed; instructions dated 21.03.2023 (Annexure P-5); High Court order dated 19.07.2023 (Annexure P-6); Policy (Annexure P-2); State counsel concession; decision within two weeks directed; Jasjit Singh Bedi; Punjab and Haryana High Court; oral order; petition disposed of with relief.

What did the court decide?

Impugned order dated 24.09.2024 (Annexure P-4) quashed; appropriate authority directed to take a decision on the petitioner's application for grant of premature release within two weeks of receipt of a copy of the order; petition disposed of. ¶19

Rajiv Vs the State of Ut Chandigarh and… — Writ and Judicial Review | Punjab & Haryana HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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300 CRWP-540-2025 Date of decision: 04.08.2025

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RAJIV

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.... PETITIONER(S)

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VERSUS

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THE STATE OF UT CHANDIGARH & ORS. ....RESPONDENT(S)

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI

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Present: Mr. H.S. Jaswal, Advocate for the petitioner.

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Ms. Roopse Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Anil Kumar Lamdharia, Additional Public Prosecutor U.T. Chandigarh,

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JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. (Oral)

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The prayer in the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is for quashing/setting aside the impugned order dated 24.09.2024 (Annexure P-4) passed by the respondent No.1, whereby the premature release case of the petitioner has been rejected without considering the instructions dated 21.03.2023 (Annexure P-5) and order dated 19.07.2023 (Annexure P-6) passed by this Court and further for issuance of directions to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for the premature release.

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The State counsel fairly concedes that the case of the petitioner for grant of premature release would be covered by the Policy (Annexure P-2).

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In view of the above, the impugned order dated 24.09.2024 (Annexure P-4) stands quashed. The appropriate authority shall take a decision on the application for grant of premature release moved by the

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KUSUM 2025.08.05 19:09 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document PHHC Chandigarh

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CRWP-540-2025

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petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order.

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Disposed of.

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04.08.2025