IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGRH Crl. Misc. No. M-30034 of 2008 Date of Decision: November 18, 2008 Boota Khan … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another. … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND. Present : Mr. P.S. Grewal, Advocate, for Mr. K.S. Sandhu, Advocate, for the petitioner. S.D. Anand, J. The grievance of the petitioner – prisoner is that his request for release on parole in order to be able to attend the marriage of his daughter which is scheduled for 22/23.11.2008 has not been disposed of by the Competent Authority. Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Ms. Manjari Nehru, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the State. 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; Crl. Misc. No. 30034 of 2008 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 daughter to be solemnized on 22/23.11.2008. 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 three days 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 18, 2008 ( S.D. Anand ) vkd Judge 2