A circular letter issued by the State of Haryana laying down criteria for pre- mature release of the prisoners has been declared to be unconstitutional by a Division Bench of the ... Punjab and Haryana High Court by reason of the impugned judgment. Respondents herein are life convicts. They were chargesheeted for commission of an offence of murder of Ran Singh, Rattan Singh and Satbir Singh. They have been found guilty thereof by a judgment of conviction and sentence. Indisputably, their appeals before the High Court as also this Court had been dismissed.