Criminal Misc. No.M-8153 of 2008 -1- **** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-8153 of 2008 Date of decision : 29.9.2008 Joga Singh .....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Mr. A.S.Trikha, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Manjari Nehru, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab S. D. ANAND, J. In support of the plea raised by the petitioner-prisoner for his release on parole, it is pointed out that the petitioner-prisoner has not availed of parole even once ever since his incarceration since the year 2002. The request made by the petitioner-prisoner for his release on parole to be able to meet his family and to get his house repaired was declined by the competent authority on the basis of a report by the District Magistrate that the petitioner-prisoner is facing a prosecution in as many as in four cases and that his release on parole is likely to constitute a danger to the maintenance of peace and the security of the State as well. In the context of the averment in the counter, learned counsel for the petitioner points out that the petitioner has been acquitted in one case ( FIR No. 192 dated 9.8.2002 under Sections 363/366 IPC, Police Station, Shahkot by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Jalandhar), though convicted in three other cases. Criminal Misc. No.M-8153 of 2008 -2- **** The petition shall stand disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to dispose of the parole plea of the petitioner-prisoner afresh in view of the facts noticed in this order including the fact that petitioner-prisoner has not availed of parole even once ever since he is in custody since year 2002. The exercise shall be completed within one month from today. 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. September 29, 2008 (S. D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE Note: Whether to be referred to Reporter: Yes/No