IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGRH Crl. Misc. No. M-29375 of 2008 Date of Decision: November 10, 2008 Dalbir Singh @ Kuki … Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others. … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND. Present : Ms. Sarla Chaudhary, Advocate, for the petitioner. S.D. Anand, J. Crl. Misc. Nos. 51595 & 51596 of 2008 Allowed, as prayed for. Crl.Misc. No.29375 of 2008 The petitioner – prisoner applied for release on parole in order to be able to attend the marriage of his brother-in-law (wife’s brother) which is scheduled for 22.11.2008. The request had been made to respondent no.3 – Superintendent Jail, District Jail, Gurgaon on 05.11.2008 (Annexure P/1) but no decision in the context has been taken thereof. Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Mr. Amit Kaushik, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana, accepts notice on behalf of the State. Crl. Misc. No.29375 of 2008 The petition shall stand disposed of accordingly with the following directions to the Competent Authority:- a) The respondents shall ascertain the correctness or otherwise of the averment made by the petitioner; b) If the factual averment is found to be correct, the petitioner shall be released on parole for a reasonable period to enable him to attend the marriage of his brother-in-law to be solemnized on 22.11.2008. If the averment is found to be factually incorrect, the Competent Authority may pass an order to the contrary. c) The exercise shall be concluded within a period of one week from today. It will be for the State counsel to communicate the order to the Competent Authority. Copy of the order be given to the learned State counsel under the signatures of the Court Secretary. November 10, 2008 ( S.D. Anand ) vkd Judge 2