IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.W.P.No.1655 of 2010 (O&M) DATE OF DECISION: SEPTEMBER 13, 2010 Rakesh .....PETITIONER Versus The State of Haryana and others ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH --- Present: Ms. Sarla Chaudhary, Advocate, for the petitioner. .. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J. (Oral) Crl.Misc.No.915 of 2010 Application is allowed. Exemption is granted from filing certified copies of Annexures P-1 to P-4. Crl.Misc.No.916 of 2010 Application is allowed. Exemption is granted from filing affidavit of the petitioner. Crl.W.P. No.1655 of 2010 The petitioner is undergoing life sentence in Central Jail, Hisar for committing the offence under Section 302 IPC. He has been convicted by Additional Sessions Judge, Hisar vide judgment dated 20.8.2008 under Sections 302 read with Section 34 IPC, 201 read with Section 34 IPC and 120-B IPC and sentenced vide order dated 25.8.2008 for life u/s 302/34 IPC, three years rigorous imprisonment u/s 201/34 IPC and rigorous imprisonment for two years u/s 120-B IPC. All the sentences have been Crl.W.P.No.1655 of 2010 (O&M) -2- ordered to run concurrently. In this petition, the petitioner has prayed for grant of emergency parole under Section 3(1)(b) of the Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1988 for the marriage of his sister, fixed for September 20, 2010. It is the case of the petitioner that the marriage of his real sister is going to be solemnized on September 20, 2010 and in this regard he had made an application before the Superintendent, Central Jail, Hisar for granting him parole to attend the marriage of his sister as he is the only brother and has to perform certain rituals. It is further the case of the petitioner that the application filed by him on 31.8.2010 and again a request made on 7.9.2010 have not been considered till date by the respondents. Therefore, the counsel prays that this petition may be disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the prayer of the petitioner, in accordance with law, expeditiously and preferably before the date fixed for the marriage, i.e., September 20, 2010. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and keeping in view the aforesaid facts, we dispose of this petition with a direction to the respondent authorities to consider the prayer of the petitioner, in accordance with law, under the provisions of Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1988, immediately and before the date fixed for the marriage, i.e., September 20, 2010. (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) JUDGE September 13, 2010 (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH) vkg JUDGE