Criminal Misc. No.M-30211 of 2008 -1- **** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-30211 of 2008 Date of decision : 1.12.2008 Narender @ Neeraj .....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Mr. Surender Deswal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. S.S.Mor, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana S. D. ANAND, J. The petitioner-prisoner has applied for release on parole on the plea that he wants to be by the side of his father who is undergoing treatment for indicated serious disease. The plea is supported by the medical certification Annexure P-1 and the Gram Panchayat report Annexure P/2. Learned State resists the plea by pointing out that the petitioner belongs to Uttar Pradesh and there is every possibility of evading the law once he is released on parole. If father of the petitioner is ailing, there is nothing unnatural on the part of the former to desire to be by the side of the latter in the time of need. The petition shall stand disposed of accordingly with the following directions to the competent authority:- a) The respondents shall ascertain the correctness or otherwise of the averment made by the petitioner; Criminal Misc. No.M-30211 of 2008 -2- **** b) If the averment regarding the ailment of the father of the petitioner, is found to be correct, the the competent authority shall take a decision on the pending parole plea of the petitioner-prisoner within fifteen from today c) In order to allay the apprehension of the learned State Counsel, it would be appropriate for the competent authority to insist upon the furnishing of local sureties and the authorities competent to accept the sureties would be well advised to retain the documents of title as well. 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. December 01, 2008 (S. D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE