IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-31807 of 2008 Date of Decision :December 03, 2008 Balraj … Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others. … Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND. Present : Mr. Rajesh Malik, Advocate, for the petitioner. **** S.D. Anand, J. Crl. Misc. No. 55941 of 2008 Allowed, as prayed for. Crl. Misc. No. M-31807 of 2008 The agricultural parole plea of the petitioner – prisoner came to be declined by the Competent Authority by noticing the fact that there is no agricultural holding in the name of the petitioner or his father. The grievance of the petitioner – prisoner is that there is indeed undivided ancestral property in the name of his grandfather in which the petitioner has a share and he would be Crl. Misc. No. M-31807 of 2008 able to make his contribution, in the form of labour etc. towards the cultivation of that land. Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Mr.S.S. Mor, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana, accepts notice on behalf of the State. In case of undivided ancestral property, even a grandson would have identified share and there is no understandable reason why he should be declined an opportunity to assist the family in cultivating the land. The petition shall stand disposed of with a direction to the Competent Authority to pass an order afresh, in the light of the facts noticed above, within one month from today. The release shall, of course, be subject to the furnishing of adequate surety etc. by 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. December 03, 2008 ( S.D. Anand ) vkd Judge 2