Sarwan Kumar Alias Sharvan Kumar Vs State… — Writ and Judicial Review | Punjab & Haryana HC (2026)

Sarwan Kumar Alias Sharvan Kumar Vs State… — Writ and Judicial Review | Punjab & Haryana HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to the concerned authorities to re-consider the petitioner's premature release claim strictly in the light of the Supreme Court judgment and the Co-ordinate Bench order (Annexure P-3), to be decided within one month; liberty to file a fresh application annexing the judgment and Annexure P-3; the order so passed to be communicated to the petitioner without delay.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner's claim for premature release, rejected by respondent No.1's order dated 22.04.2025, should be re-considered in terms of the Supreme Court judgment in Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No. 8539 of 2025 and keeping in view the Co-ordinate Bench order (Annexure P-3).

Court's answer

The petition is disposed of with a direction to the concerned authorities to re-consider the petitioner's case for premature release strictly in the light of the Supreme Court judgment and the Co-ordinate Bench order (Annexure P-3), and to decide the same within a period of one month.

Ratio / Principle

The petitioner is permitted to file a fresh application annexing the copy of the judgment and Annexure P-3, and the order so passed is to be communicated to the petitioner without any delay.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Punjab and Haryana High Court, CRWP-12072-2025, decided 15.01.2026 (Anoop Chitkara, J.): Writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by Sarwan Kumar @ Sharvan Kumar challenging respondent No.1's order dated 22.04.2025 rejecting his claim for premature release. On counsel's limited submission, the petition was disposed of with a direction to the concerned authorities to re-consider the premature release claim strictly in the light of the Supreme Court judgment in Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No. 8539 of 2025, Anil Kumar @ Lapetu Ramshakal Sharma v/s The State of Maharashtra and others, and keeping in mind the Co-ordinate Bench order (Annexure P-3), with the re-consideration to be decided within one month. Petitioner permitted to file a fresh application annexing the judgment and Annexure P-3; the resulting order to be communicated without delay. Marked speaking/reasoned: Yes; reportable: No.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

CRWP-12072-2025

Date of Decision: 15.01.2026

Sarwan Kumar @ Sharvan Kumar

...Petitioner

Versus

State of Haryana and others …Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA

Present: Mr. Varinder Singh Rana, Advocate and Mr. Jitesh Rana, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Shiva Khurmi, D.A.G., Haryana.

ANOOP CHITKARA, J.

Seeking setting aside of order dated 22.04.2025 passed by respondent No.1 vide which claim of petitioner for premature release was rejected, the petitioner has come up before this Court by filing the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.

Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be contended and satisfied if pre-mature release of the petitioner is re-considered in terms of judgment of Hon’ble Supreme Court passed in Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No. 8539 of 2025 titled ‘Anil Kumar @ Lapetu Ramshakal Sharma v/s The State of Maharashtra and others” and also keeping in view Annexure P-3, the judgment passed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court.

Given above, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the concerned authorities to re-consider the case of the petitioner for premature release strictly in the light of judgment of Hon’ble Supreme Court and decide the same within a period of one month and also keeping in mind the order (Annexure P-3) passed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court. Petitioner is also permitted to file fresh application annexing the copy of the judgment and also Annexure P-3. The order so passed be also communicated to the petitioner without any delay. All pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.

(ANOOP CHITKARA) JUDGE

15.01.2026 Jyoti Sharma Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes Whether reportable: No.

JYOTI SHARMA 2026.01.16 16:55 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment High Court, Sector 1, Chandigarh

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