IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. W.P. No. 1503 of 2010 DATE OF DECISION : 08.10.2010 Sher Singh .... PETITIONER Versus State of Haryana and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHINDER PAL Present: Ms. Priya Khurana, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. G.S. Chahal, Addl. A.G., Haryana. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who is a life convict and is confined in District Jail Bhondsi, Gurgaon, and whose prayer for grant of parole under the provisions of the Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1988, on account of repair of his house, has been rejected vide order dated 19.2.2008 (Annexure P-1), has filed this petition for grant of parole. Written statement on behalf of the respondents and affidavit of the Superintendent, District Jail, Gurgaon (respondent No.3) have been filed in Court today. The same are taken on record and copies thereof have been handed over to learned counsel for the petitioner. Crl. W.P. No. 1503 of 2010 -2- In pursuance of the order dated October 04, 2010, Shri T.K. Sharma, Divisional Commissioner, Gurgaon (respondent No.2) and Shri Harinder Singh, Superintendent, District Jail, Gurgon (respondent No.3), have come present and they have explained the position with regard to delay in filing the reply. It is stated that after rejection of prayer of the petitioner for grant of parole in the year 2008, his subsequent prayer was accepted and he was granted four weeks parole on 20.5.2009. Thereafter, on 26.1.2010, the petitioner was also granted furlough for two weeks. In view of the aforesaid facts, the prayer made in this petition for quashing the order dated 19.2.2008, rejecting the grant of parole to the petitioner, has become infructuous. Dismissed as infructuous. However, it is open for the petitioner to apply afresh for the grant of parole, if entitled for the same, in accordance with law. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE October 08, 2010 ( MOHINDER PAL ) ndj JUDGE