SUPREME  COURT ORDER

ITEM NO.25                                                 COURT NO.5                                                             SECTION X
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RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Writ Petition   (Criminal)    No.      23/2017

CHHIDDA SINGH                                 Versus                                                               Petitioner(s)

THE STATE OF  UTTAR  PRADESH  HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARY  Respondent(s)

(FOR   INTERIM   BAIL  ON  IA   3246/2017
FOR   [PERMISSION TO FILE ANNEXURES]     ON   IA   3247/2017
FOR   EXEMPTION   FROM   FILING   O.T.   ON   IA   3248/2017)

Date : 17-01-2018 These matters were called on for hearing today.

CORAM :
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMITAVA ROY

For Petitioner(s)                   Mr. Jetendra Singh, Adv.
Mr. V.K. Kaushik, Adv.
Ms. Kalpana Sabharwal, Adv.
Ms. Priyanka Singh, Adv.
Ms. Manju Sharma Jetley, AOR

For Respondent(s)           Mr. Adarsh Upadhyay, AOR
Mr. Anurag Kishore, Adv.
Mr. Amit Kumar Singh, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

O    R    D    E    R

This is a writ petition for pre-mature release.

Having  regard  to  the fact that the  petitioner has already completed more than 21 actual years of  incarceration  and with remission,  around 28 years in jail, we are of the view that the petitioner needs to be released from jail provisionally.   In that view of the matter, it is directed that pending further orders in  the writ petition, the petitioner be released on bail on execution  of a personal bond to the satisfaction of the Superintendent of Jail. He is further directed to report to S.H.O. at his residential place every fortnight.

The application for bail is disposed  of.

(USHA RANI BHARDWAJ)                                                                                       (RENU DIWAN)
AR CUM PS                                                                                                                  ASST.REGISTRAR

 

Report By: Manavi Joshi, Student Reporter, INBA