1 / 3 2025:CGHC:36778-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPCR No. 411 of 2025 Manoj Sonkar S/o Shri Shiv Kumar Sonkar Aged About 20 Years R/o Bandhwapara, Purani Basti, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Home And Police Affairs, Government Of Chhattisgarh. Mahanadi Bhawan, Secretariat, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 Director General Of Police, Jail Headquarters, Raipur, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3 Director General Of Police, The Jail And Correctional Services Chhattisgarh, Jail Road, Raipur, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh. 4 Jail Superintendent, Ambikapur Central Jail, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2025.07.30 10:27:20 +0530 2 / 3 For Petitioner : Mr. Ashutosh Trivedi, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Shri Shashank Thakur, Dy. A.G. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice and Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, (Chief Justice) 29.07.2025 1) Heard Mr. Ashutosh Trivedi, Advocate along with Mr. Shashank Thakur, learned Dy. A.G. for the State. 2) The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayer:- i. That, the respondents may kindly be directed to reconsider the case of the petitioner for the grant of remission within a stipulated period, in the ends of justice. ii. That, the petition may kindly be allowed and the Respondents may kindly be directed to consider the application made by the petitioner for the grant of remission and the petitioner may be released from jail, in the ends of justice. iii. That, any other relief which deems to be fit for the petitioner by the Hon'ble Court in the interest of justice. 3) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the two other co- 3 / 3 accused have been given the benefit of remission. 4) Learned State counsel submits that the application for remission of the present petitioner is pending before the competent authority and as per instructions the same will be decided with a period of 3 weeks. 5) We have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents. 6) In view of the submission made by learned State counsel, the authority concerned is directed to decided the application of the petitioner pending for grant of benefit of remission within a period of 3 weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order, in accordance with law. 7) Accordingly, the present WPCR stands disposed off. Sd/- Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Jyoti/ $ Bhilwar