Criminal Misc. No. M-3759 of 2009 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** Criminal Misc. No. M-3759 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision:10.02.2009 Major Singh .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARBANS LAL Present:- Mr. J.S. Bains, Advocate for the petitioner. **** JUDGMENT HARBANS LAL, J. This petition has been moved by Major Singh under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for extension of parole for four weeks in order to have his treatment at T.B. Hospital, Amritsar. The brief facts are that the petitioner is undergoing imprisonment for ten years at Central Jail, Ferozepur in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances case. He had come on four weeks' parole on 12.1.2009. He is to surrender back in the jail on 10.2.2009. On 1.2.2009, he made an oral request to respondent No.2 for extension of his parole for getting his treatment at TB Hospital, Amritsar. The same was turned down. The petitioner is suffering from T.B since 2006 and no suitable progress has been made. He was being taken to hospital at Faridkot and also at Rajindra Hospital, Patiala on instructions of respondent No.2. He had been under constant treatment of T.B since then and had been treated on the instructions of respondent No.2 as per Annexure P.2, the medical slip. In Criminal Misc. No. M-3759 of 2009 (O&M) -2- these circumstances, his parole may be extended for at least four weeks in order to have his treatment at T.B. Hospital, Amritsar. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, besides perusing the record. As per Annexure P.2, the petitioner has been referred to T.B. Department of G.S. Medical College, Faridkot for follow-up and decide further course and treatment. It is a common place experience that the tuberculosis disease is curable provided the patient undergoes treatment and takes medicine prescribed by the concerned Doctor regularly for about three years or as advised by the Doctor. As is borne out from the averments in this petition, the petitioner is already undergoing treatment. If he wants to have his treatment at T.B Hospital, Amritsar, he could make request to the Superintendent Central Jail, Ferozepur- respondent No.2 in this behalf. Thus, prima-facie no ground is made out for extension of his parole period. As such, this petition is dismissed. February 10, 2009 ( HARBANS LAL ) renu JUDGE Whether to be referred to the Reporter? No