Criminal Misc. No.M-20356 of 2008 -1- **** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-20356 of 2008 Date of decision : 25.8.2008 Manbir .....Petitioner Versus The State of Haryana & others ...Respondents **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Ms. Sarla Chaudhary, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. S.S. Mor, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana. **** S. D. ANAND, J. The impugned order deserves invalidation, for the simple reason that it is oblivious of the fact that the release of a prisoner for a sufficient cause is envisaged under Rule 8 of the Amended Rules notified on 18.12.2007 (quoted in para 6 of the petition). The amended Rules authorise the release of a prisoner to enable him to take steps in the context of admission of his dependents to a school/college/professional institute. The petition shall stand allowed. The impugned order dated 9.6.2008 is quashed. The competent authority is directed to pass an order afresh Criminal Misc. No.M-20356 of 2008 -2- **** in the light of the amended Rules. While passing the order, the competent authority shall take cognizance of the fact that there is a panchayat certification (Annexure P-1) to the effect that the prisoner has a son (Yash by name) aged 4 years who is to be admitted in LKG class (Vivek High School), prisoner's parents are old and not able to move, prisoner's wife is illiterate and there is none else in the family who can get the child admitted in the school. The Gram Panchayat further certified that the release on parole of prisoner would not cause any breach of peace. August 25, 2008 (S. D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE Note: Whether to be referred to Reporter: Yes/No Criminal Misc. No.M-20356 of 2008 -3- ****