Crl.W.P.No.1813 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.W.P.No.1813 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision:October 7, 2010 Gurpreet Singh .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.R.S.Manhas, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.K.D.Sachdeva, Addl.A.G., Punjab. ...... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India is for setting aside the order dated 30.9.2010 vide which the request of the petitioner for his release on parole has been rejected. Reply has been filed today in Court. Heard. It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that marriage of sister of the petitioner is to be solemnised on 10.10.2010. His request has been declined on the ground that it is not one of the grounds mentioned in Section 3 of the Punjab Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1962 for release on parole as parole can be granted only on marriage of prisoners son or daughter. More over the petitioner has surrendered in the jail on 4.8.2010, i.e., about two months ago, after dismissal of the appeal by this Court on 26.2.2010. Hence, in view of these facts, counsel for the petitioner requests for withdrawal of this petition. However, it is requested that petitioner may be directed to be taken in custody to attend the marriage of his sister. Dismissed as withdrawn. However, respondents are directed to make arrangements for Crl.W.P.No.1813 of 2010 (O&M) -2- taking the petitioner in custody to the place of his residence on the date of marriage of his sister, i.e., on 10.10.2010. Learned State counsel is directed to send copy of this order to the concerned authorities for compliance. Copy of this order be given dasti to learned State counsel under the singatures of the Reader of the Court. 7.10.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge