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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:71091-DB Court No. - 42 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 8815 of 2025 Petitioner :- Sonwa Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashok Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Anil Kumar-X,J.
1. Heard Sri Ashok Kumar Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.A. for the State respondents.
2. This writ petition has been filed with the prayer to command the respondent authorities to release the petitioner from jail granting the benefit of remission as provided under Section 433/433 Cr.P.C./473/474 of BNSS 2023.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is more than 74 years of age and as per custody certificate dated 09.05.2024, she is languishing in jail for more than 14 years, 03 months and 24 days (total 5227 days). Under the policy framed by the State Government, her name has been forwarded by the Jailer vide letter dated 08.07.2023 alongwith required documents for release of prisoner but the same is still pending consideration.
4. Under the circumstances, we provide that if any such proceeding has initiated and the same is still pending
consideration, the same should be processed in accordance with law and final decision would be taken expeditiously, preferably within three months from today.
5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. (Anil Kumar-X, J.) (Mahesh Chandra Tripathi, J.)
Order Date :- 5.5.2025 RKP Digitally signed by :- RAKESH KUMAR PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad