IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Writ Petition No.2443 of 2011 Date of decision: 18th November, 2011 Kashmir Singh @ Happy … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Surinder Singh Siao, Advocate for the petitioner. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present criminal writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 3(1)(d) of the Punjab Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1962 seeking release of the petitioner on parole for four weeks to enable him to attend to his father who is stated to have been injured in an accident. Counsel for the petitioner states that mother of the petitioner has already submitted an application (Annexure P-2) to the Superintendent of Central Jail, Patiala, but no decision has been taken thereupon. Issue notice of motion. On the asking of Court, Mr. J.S. Sandhu, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab accepts notice. A copy of the petition has been supplied to him. Counsel for the State, after going through the contents of this petition, submits that a final decision on the application (Annexure P-2) shall be taken within three days from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Criminal Writ Petition No.2443 of 2011 Counsel for the petitioner states that the present petition be disposed of in terms of the statement made by counsel for the State. Ordered accordingly. 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 November 18, 2011 rps 2