IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ***** CRWP No.1468 of 2011(O & M) Date of decision : 12.9.2011 Suresh ........Petitioner Vs. State of Haryana and others ......Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA Present:- Ms. Sarla Chaudhary, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. B.S.Saini, Senior DAG, Haryana --- AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) : This criminal writ petition seeks grant of emergency parole under Haryana Good Conduct of Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1988, for one month on the ground that wife of the petitioner is ill and is to be operated upon. The children of the petitioner are minors. Response has been filed on behalf of the respondents-State. It has been stated that the petitioner was not entitled to emergency parole because the petitioner has been convicted for commission of offence under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Such a convict is entitled to emergency parole only after completion of one year sentence. The petitioner has completed one year sentence on 2.9.2011. In view of the circumstance pointed out by the respondent, this petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to apply for emergency parole. The respondents are directed to consider the application of the petitioner in context of the family circumstances of the petitioner and pass an order within three weeks of receipt of the application. Let a copy of the order be conveyed to the petitioner in jail. (AJAI LAMBA) JUDGE 12.9.2011 akm