IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-14707 of 2008 Date of decision : 15.10.2008 Laxmi Narain .....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Mr. V.S.Rana, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. S.S.Mor, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana. S. D. ANAND, J. The plea of the petitioner-prisoner for his release on agricultural parole was declined by the competent authority on the basis of finding that “Asstt. Commissioner-cum-Social Welfare Officer, Law and Order department, Jalour has not recommended the release of convict on parole”. It is only in the course of preliminary submission no. 2 of the counter that there is an averment that parole plea of the petitioner was not recommended as his brothers are cultivating the agricultural holding. There is, however, no finding that the averment by the petitioner about his being the owner of agricultural holding was factually incorrect. In the light of the fore-going discussion, the impugned order Annexure P-2 is set aside. The competent authority is directed to dispose of the parole plea of the petitioner afresh within fifteen days from today in the light of the facts noticed above. 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 15, 2008 (S. D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE