Criminal Writ Petition No.44 of 2011 1. IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Writ Petition No.44 of 2011 Date of Decision: 07.02.2011. Dilbar Singh @ Billa ..Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mrs. B.P. Kaur Brar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Sudhir Nehra, Addl. A.G. Punjab, for the respondents – State. NAWAB SINGH.J (ORAL) Reply filed. Dilbar Singh @ Billa son of Sadhu Singh is undergoing imprisonment for life in case bearing First Information Report No.69 dated July 16th, 1998 under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code, Police Station Balachaur, District Nawanshaher and is confined in Central Jail, Ludhiana. As per custody certificate (Annexure R-4), he has already undergone actual sentence of 5 years, 10 months and 18 days. During confinement, he was granted parole on different occasions for a period of 7 months and 28 days. Sarpanch and Lambardar of Gram Panchayat, Daultpur vide certificate (Annexure R-5) assured that the petitioner would maintain peace and shall be of good behaviour during the period he would be on parole. In spite of that, on the short ground of public tranquillity, Director General of Police (Prisons) Punjab, Chandigarh vide order (Annexure R-3/T), dismissed the parole application of the petitioner. The petitioner has undergone actual sentence of 5 years, 10 months and 18 days. He has already availed parole for a Criminal Writ Petition No.44 of 2011 2. period of about 8 months and during that period, there was no complaint of any sort against him, this Court directs the State Government to reconsider the case of the petitioner for temporary release on parole, afresh in the light of the observations made herein above within 30 days from the date of receipt of this order. Disposed of. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 07.02.2011 neetu