IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGRH Crl. Misc. No. M-31439 of 2008 Date of Decision: December 01, 2008 Rajinder Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others. … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND. Present : Mr. D.N. Ganeriwala, Advocate, for the petitioner. **** S.D. Anand, J (Oral). The petitioner – prisoner applied for parole in order to be able to attend the marriage of his son to be solemnized on 10.12.2008. Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Ms. Manjari Nehru, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the State. 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; Crl. Misc. No. M-31439 of 2008 b) If the factual averment is found to be correct, the petitioner shall be released on parole for a reasonable period to enable him to attend the marriage of his son to be solemnized on 10.12.2008. If the averment is found to be factually incorrect, the Competent Authority may pass an order to the contrary. The release shall, of course, be subject to the furnishing of adequate surety etc. by the petitioner – prisoner. c) The exercise shall be concluded within a period of seven days from today. 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 ) vkd Judge 2