Criminal Misc. No. M 26021 of 2009(O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M 26021 of 2009(O&M) Date of decision: 26-3-2010 Balvir Singh @ Bittu ......... Petitioner Vs State of Punjab & Others .........Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARBANS LAL Present: Mr. A.S.Trikha, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. R.S.Rawat , Assistant Advocate General, Punjab HARBANS LAL, J. This petition has been directed by Balvir Singh @ Bittu under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. seeking agricultural parole for six weeks under Section 3(1)(c) of the Punjab Good Conduct Prisoners(Temporary Release), Act, 1962 (for brevity the Act). I have heard the learned counsel for the parties, besides perusing the record with due care and circumspection. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that agro- parole application of the petitioner was recommended and forwarded by the Superintendent, Central Jail, Jalandhar to the District Magistrate, Jalandhar/ Director General Police (Prisons) Punjab for verification and subsequent sanction of agro-parole to the petitioner. The same has been rejected vide Annexure P-1 which is liable to be set aside. As against this, the learned State counsel maintained that the petitioner was granted parole from 6.12.2007 to 18.1.2008 which was further got extended upto 1.2.2008. The petitioner did not surrender back at jail in time. He was made to surrender Criminal Misc. No. M 26021 of 2009(O&M) 2 on 10.7.2008. A case was registered under Section 8(9) of the Act as he had jumped over the parole. In these premises the petitioner is dis-entitled to avail parole. I have well considered the rival contentions. In view of the fact that in the year 2008 the petitioner did not surrender back in time in jail and ultimately the case under Section 8(9) ibid was got registered and the petitioner was got put under arrest, I do not deem it appropriate to grant parole to the petitioner for the reason that if he is allowed parole he may jump over the same. Sequelly, this petition is dismissed. Since the petition has been decided, all pending Criminal Miscellaneous,if any, also stand disposed of. (HARBANS LAL) JUDGE March 26, 2010 RSK NOTE: Whether to be referred to the Reporter or not? Yes/No