Criminal Writ Petition No.2172 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Criminal Writ Petition No.2172 of 2011 Date of Decision: 19.10.2011 Surender ... Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and Others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Hitesh Verma, Advocate for the petitioner. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 3 of the Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1988, for grant of parole to the petitioner who is undergoing the sentence of life imprisonment in case FIR No.191 dated 1.7.2002 registered at Police Station Pehowa, Kurukshetra, under Sections 302 and 120-B IPC. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is a maternal uncle of Mukesh and Lata, marriages of whom are scheduled to be held on 12.11.2011 and 13.11.2011. In support of this, learned counsel has drawn my attention to the wedding card (Annexure P1). He has further submitted that the petitioner along with his two brothers are in the jail and as per customs and rites, one of the Criminal Writ Petition No.2172 of 2011 2 maternal uncle is required at the time of kanyadaan. He has further submitted that an application to this effect was also submitted to the Member Secretary of the Haryana State Legal Services Authority, Chandigarh, but the same has not been decided till today. Issue notice of motion. On asking of the Court, Mr. Anupam Sharma, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. A copy of petition has been supplied to him. Learned counsel for the State, after going through the contents of the writ petition, has submitted that a decision shall be taken on the request of the petitioner for grant of parole within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that in view of the statement made by learned counsel for the State, the present writ petition may be disposed of. Ordered accordingly. A copy of this order, duly attested by the Court Secretary of this Court, be furnished to Mr. Anupam Sharma, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana, for onward transmission and compliance. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge October 19, 2011 “DK”