JUDGMENT 1. - By way of instant petition the petitioner seeks direction for premature release The petitioner was convicted for offence under Section 394/397 I.P.C. and sentenced to imprisonment for life. The conviction has been upheld by the judgment of this Court dated 23rd February 2000 in D.B. Criminal Appeal No. 316/93. 2. The say of the petitioner is that he has been in Jail for the last 14 years. During the period of imprisonment he has availed four paroles. Nothing adverse has been reported against him during the period he remained outside the Jail on parole There has been favourable report from the Superintendent of Police, Pali as well as the Assistant Director, Social Welfare Department. He has been denied premature release for the reason that there is a prohibition under Rule 9 of the Rajasthan Prisons (Shortening of Sentences) Rules, 1958 (hereinafter referred to as the Rules of 1958). It is submitted that the petitioner's case can be considered under Rule 135_ of the Rajasthan Prisons Rules, 1951 (hereinafter referred to as the Rules of 1951). 3. It is held by this Court in Mohan Lal v. State, DB. Cr. Parole W.P. No. 4992/2002 that Rule 9 and Rule 135 operates differently and even if a prisoner is not eligible under Rule of the Rules of 1958, he still could have a case for consideration under Rule 135 of Rules of 1951. 4. In view of the aforesaid, we allow the instant petition for the reason and conclusion arrived at in the judgment dated 17th July, 2003 rendered in Mohan Lai v. State & Ors. D.B. Cr. Parole Writ Petition No. 4692/2002 and direct the State Government to reconsider the case of the petitioner afresh under Rule 135 of the Rajasthan Prisons Rules, 1951 within a period of two months. A copy of this order may be sent to the Principal Secretary, Department of Home, Government of Rajasthan.Writ Petition Allowed. *******