CRIN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Writ Petition No.1114 of 2011 Date of Decision: 31.5.2011 Prithvi Raj ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana & others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. H.S. Jaswal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Satyavir Yadav, D.A.G. Haryana, for the respondent-State. NAWAB SINGH.J (ORAL) Prithvi Raj-petitioner is undergoing imprisonment for 10 years in case bearing First Information Report No.39 dated February 20th, 1992 under Section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Police Station Mulana, District Ambala. He is confined in Central Jail, Ambala. 2. The petitioner filed application to release him temporarily on parole for agricultural operation. However, the parole was declined by Commissioner, Ambala Division, Ambala by order dated September 20th, 2010 (Annexure P-1) on the ground that the petitioner has not earned 'first annual good conduct remission' under Section 4(1) of Haryana Good Conduct Prisoner (Temporary Release) Act 1988 notwithstanding the District Magistrate, Ambala recommended his case to release him on parole. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has urged that since a convict undergoing imprisonment under the Act is not entitled to remissions, so question of earning first annual good conduct remission by the petitioner does not arise and as such, the Commissioner was not justified in rejecting the application of the petitioner. Criminal Writ Petition No.1114 of 2011 (2) 4. In view of above, it is ordered that Prithvi Raj- petitioner be released on parole on his furnishing personal and surety bonds to the satisfaction of District Magistrate, Ambala, for a period of thirty days. The period of parole shall commence from the date, the petitioner is released. The petitioner shall keep peace and shall not indulge in any nefarious activity while on parole. 5. Disposed of. 31.5.2011 (NAWAB SINGH) SN JUDGE