BHARAT Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY means of this peti tion, petitioner prays for premature release under the provisions of U. P. Prisoners' Release on Probation Act, 1938 and Rules (hereinafter referred to as Act and Rules, as the case may be) under U. P. Jail Manual.-

(2.) THE petitioner was convicted by the learned Sessions Judge, Sitapur on 12-11-1976 under Section 302, I. P. C. and was sentenced to imprisonment for life in Ses sions Trial No. 586 of 1975. THE conviction and sentence awarded by the learned Ses sions Judge, confirmed and the order be came final. According to the State, the petitioner has served out the sentence of 16years, 9 months and 24 days. Apart from this, he is also served out 1 year, 1 month and 13 days as under-trial. As petitioner became eligible for premature release under the said Act and, therefore he sub mitted Form-A to the State Government. THE State Government after considering the Form-A submitted by the petitioner passed the following order: