IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Writ Petition No. 2705 of 2011 Date of Decision: 12.12.2011 Ram Kishan and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present : Mr. Rajesh Duhan, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Anil Rathee, Addl. Advocate General, Haryana for the respondents. **** RANJAN GOGOI, C.J.(Oral) This writ petition has been filed for grant of parole to the petitioners on the ground that marriages of son and daughter of the younger sister of the petitioners are scheduled to be held on 15.12.2011 and 17.12.2011. In the writ petition filed, averments have been made of the various social and religious obligations that are required to be fulfilled by the petitioners in view of their relationship with their nephew and niece who are to be married on 15.12.2011 and 17.12.2011, as noted above. 2. Both the petitioners are convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and are presently in jail serving the sentence in the District Jail, Jind. Their appeals against the conviction are pending before the Court. Infact, the said appeals have recently been admitted. Criminal Writ Petition No. 2705 of 2011 [2] 3. The affidavit filed by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Narwana, District Jind in Court today has been duly read and considered by us. The factum of marriage has not been denied though an attempt has been made to say that there are some other relations who can perform the role claimed by the petitioners. 4. Be that as it may, taking into account the totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, we are of the view that the respondents in the writ petition, particularly the jail authorities, should be directed to release the petitioners on parole for a week commencing from 13.12.2011 i.e. tomorrow so as to enable them to participate in the marriages in question. On expiry of the period of parole granted by this order, both the petitioners will report to the District Jail at Jind on 21.12.2011. Both the petitioners shall furnish their surety bonds to the satisfaction of the District Magistrate, Jind. Writ petition shall stand disposed of in the above terms. (RANJAN GOGOI) CHIEF JUSTICE (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 12.12.2011 'ravinder'