IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-25390 of 2008 Date of Decision: November 05, 2008 Surender … Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others. … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND Present : Mr. V.S. Rana, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Mor, Sr. DAG, Haryana. **** S.D. Anand, J. The petitioner – prisoner applied for his release on parole in order to be able to be by the side of his wife who is to be operated upon for a Gall Bladder problem. For that purpose, the Medical Officer at General Hospital, Fatehabad, had referred the patient to PGIMS, Rohtak. There is no other male member of the family to be by the side of the wife of the petitioner – Crl. Misc. No.M-25390 of 2008 prisoner. The gram panchayat certification (Annexure P/3) is also supportive of that averment. If the spouse of the petitioner is to be operated upon, there is nothing unnatural on the part of the latter to endeavour being by the side of the former at the relevant point of time. The petitioner has also placed on file copy of the relevant medication certification (Annexure P/1). The petition shall stand disposed of with a direction to the Competent Authority to dispose of the parole plea of the petitioner – prisoner within a period of fifteen days from today. It will be for the State counsel to communicate the order to the Competent Authority. Disposed of accordingly. Copy of the order be given to the learned State counsel under the signatures of the Court Secretary. November 05, 2008 ( S.D. Anand ) vkd Judge 2