Criminal Misc. No. M-7968 of 2009 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** Criminal Misc. No. M-7968 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision:21.03.2009 Rameshwar .....Petitioner Vs. State of Haryana and others .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARBANS LAL Present:- Mr. Vikram Sheoran, Advocate for the petitioner. **** JUDGMENT HARBANS LAL, J. This petition has been moved by Rameshwar under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure read with Section 3(1)(B) of the Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act for issuing the directions to the respondents to extend his parole for 10 days to enable him to perform the Bhat Ceremony of his niece Sunita, the daughter of his sister. As averred in this petition, the petitioner came out from the jail on emergency parole on 7.2.2009 and he has to report back to the jail authority on 22.3.2009. The marriage of his sister's daughter Sunita and his sister's two sons, namely, Satish and Sandeep is fixed for 29/30.3.2009. He is their maternal uncle. That being so, he is to remain present to perform Bhat Ceremony at the time of the marriage. Obviously, the marriages are to be celebrated after about a week from the date, he is scheduled to report back to the jail authority. He can apply again to the concerned authorities Criminal Misc. No. M-7968 of 2009 (O&M) -2- for parole to attend the marriage ceremonies of his aforesaid niece/ nephews. Thus, prima-facie no case is made out for extension of parole. Hence, this petition is dismissed. March 21, 2009 ( HARBANS LAL ) renu JUDGE Whether to be referred to the Reporter? Yes/No