IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGRH Crl. Misc. No. M-30031 of 2008 Date of Decision: November 18, 2008 Pawan Kumar … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others. … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND. Present : Mr. Gurwinder Pal Singh, Advocate, for Mr. H.S. Rakhra, Advocate, for the petitioner. **** S.D. Anand, J. Crl. Misc. No. 52725 of 2008 Allowed, as prayed for. Crl. Misc. No. M-30031 of 2008 The petitioner – prisoner applied for parole in order to be able to attend the marriage of his brother which is scheduled for 21.11.2008. The petitioner defaulted in not routing this plea from the Jail Authorities. Notice of motion. Crl. Misc. No. 30031 of 2008 On the asking of the Court, Ms. Manjari Nehru, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the State. The petition shall stand disposed of accordingly with the following directions to the Competent Authority:- a) The respondents shall ascertain the correctness or otherwise of the averment made by the petitioner; b) If the factual averment is found to be correct, the petitioner shall be released on parole for a reasonable period to enable him to attend the marriage of his brother to be solemnized on 21.11.2008. If the averment is found to be factually incorrect, the Competent Authority may pass an order to the contrary. c) The exercise shall be concluded within a period of three days from today. A copy of the petition has been given to the learned State Counsel for being treated as a parole plea on behalf of the petitioner – prisoner It will be for the State counsel to communicate the order to the Competent Authority. Copy of the order be given to the learned State counsel under the signatures of the Court Secretary. November 18, 2008 ( S.D. Anand ) vkd Judge 2