ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Writ Petition Criminal No.668 of 1986.
In the companynter affidavit filed on behalf of the respondent sworn by one Shri Ram Chander Sarwan, Superintendent of District Jail at Rohtak it has been stated that the petitioner was companyvicted and sentenced to life imprisonment U,S 30234 I.P.C. on 22.5.
It has been further stated that he is entitled to be released both under the Punjab Borstal Act as well as under paragraph 5 16 B of the Punjab Jail Manual and has therefore prayed for his pre mature release as provided under the Punjab Borstal Act and also under paragraph 5 16 B of the Punjab Jail Manual.
Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India .
V.S. Rao for the Respondents.
K. Jain and R.P. Singh for the Petitioner.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by C. RAY, J. The petitioner who was aged about 18 years along with one Subeh Singh was involved in a case of murder of one Ranbir Singh and he was companyvicted for an offence U s 302 34 I.P.C. and sentenced to life imprisonment by judgment and order dated 22nd May, 1980.
The petitioner being admit tedly below 21 years of age at the time of alleged companymis sion offence was sent to Borstal Institution in accordance with the provisions of Punjab Borstal Act, 1926.
1980 by the Sessions Judge, Rohtak and he was sent to District Jail, Rohtak to undergo the sentence passed upon him.
