Cr.W.P. No. 9 of 2007. 27.2.2008. Present: Ms. Shweta Julka, Advocate, amicus curiae for the petitioner. Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General, with Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. Advocate General, for the respondents. We have heard amicus curiae and the learned Advocate General. The petitioner is a convict in jail for the last nine years has prayed for parole so as he may able to help his old ailing father who is living alone. The reports according to the learned Advocate General are against the petitioner. These reports of the authorities concerned are mainly based upon the version of the Pradhan on the basis of the information given to him by the prosecution witnesses ignoring the fact that the agricultural land of the petitioner does not have any crop and it would be difficult for his father to earn livelihood without the crops. In such circumstances, it is appropriate for the authorities concerned to reconsider the matter of the petitioner sympathetically preferably within a period of one month. With these observations, the petition is finally disposed of. (Jagdish Bhalla), C.J. 27th February, 2008. (Deepak Gupta), J. (tr)