Court No. - 42 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 4499 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ishthikhar Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Diwanshu Tiwari Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Prashant Kumar,J. 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make the Principal Secretary (Prison), Administration and Reform Services, Govt. of U.P., Lucknow, as respondent no. 4 in the array of parties. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.A. for the respondents. 3. In pith and substance, the grievance of the petitioner is that respondent no. 4, Principal Secretary (Prison), Administration and Reform Services, Govt. of U.P., Lucknow, may be directed to decide the premature release application dated 21-04-2022 in S.T. No. 286/1999 (State Vs. Jarif @ Bhura and others), arising out of Case Crime No. under Sections 147, 148, 149, 307, 302, 504, 506 IPC, P.S. Kannauj, District Kannauj, expeditiously. 4. Learned A.G.A. very fairly states that if the aforementioned case is still pending consideration, it will be considered and decided expeditiously by the concerned authority. 5. In the facts and circumstances, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the writ petition pending, and with the consent of the parties, the writ petition is disposed of finally with the direction to the fourth respondent to decide the aforementioned application of the petitioner strictly in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, and preferably within two months from the date of production of a copy of this order before him. Order Date :- 10.3.2025 pks (Prashant Kumar, J.) (M.C. Tripathi, J.) Digitally signed by :- PANKAJ KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad