IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Writ Petition No.1388 of 2010 Date of Decision: 20.01.2011 Satnam Singh ....Petitioner Versus The Inspector General of Police (Prisons), Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. A.S. Trikha, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Sunil Nehra, Addl. A.G. Punjab, for the respondents -State. NAWAB SINGH.J (ORAL) Satnam Singh son of Sardara Singh is undergoing imprisonment for life in case registered against him vide First Information Report No. 29 dated March 13th, 1995 under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code etc. at Police Station Gharinda, District Amritsar. He is confined in Central Jail, Amritsar. He filed application to release him on parole but the same was dismissed by the District Magistrate, Amritsar vide order dated May 18th, 2010 (Annexure R- 2/T) on the ground that there was apprehension of breach of peace if the petitioner is released on parole. Along with the petition, the petitioner has annexed a certificate (Annexure P/2) issued by the residents of the area and also Deputy Mayor, Amritsar that in case the petitioner is released on parole, there is no apprehension of breach of peace. In view of this, the State is directed to reconsider the case of the petitioner within 15 days of receipt of this order in accordance with law. 20.01.2011 (NAWAB SINGH) som JUDGE