IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-18412 of 2008 Date of decision : 21.10.2008 Mukesh .....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana etc. ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Mr.H.S.Jaswal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.S.Mor, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana for respondent-State. S. D. ANAND, J. The counter filed on behalf of respondents No. l to 3 is taken on record. The parole plea of the petitioner-prisoner was declined by the impugned order just on the premise that he had already availed of parole during the current year itself. Learned State counsel, in a touch of rule-related fairness, concedes that a prisoner can be allowed parole twice in a year. In view thereof, the impugned obviously deserves to be negatived and it is so ordered accordingly. The petition shall stand allowed accordingly. The impugned order is set aside. The competent authority is directed to pass an order afresh, within fifteen days from today, in the light of the above observations made by this Court. 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. October 21, 2008 (S.D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE