IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Writ Petition No.2697 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 15th December, 2011 Manpreet Singh @ Mani … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Kulwinder Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Bhullar, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present criminal writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that the petitioner be released on parole under Section 3(1)(d) of the Punjab Good Conduct of Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1962 to enable him to attend the marriage of his sister which is scheduled to be held on 9th January, 2012. Counsel for the State, on instructions from ASI Nachhattar Singh, Police Station Payal, has stated that contents of the petition have been verified and it has come to the notice of the State that marriage of sister of the petitioner is indeed scheduled to be held on 9th January, 2012. However, counsel for the State has submitted that due to paucity of time, application (Annexure P-2) filed by the petitioner could not be decided. After hearing counsel for the parties, the concerned authorities are directed to take a final decision on the application (Annexure P-2) filed by the petitioner, within three days from today. Criminal Writ Petition No.2697 of 2011 (O&M) With the observations made above, present petition is disposed of. A copy of this order, attested by the Bench Secretary of this Court, be handed over to counsel for the State for onward transmission and compliance. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE December 15, 2011 rps 2