Crl.M.No.M-19408 of 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No.M-19408 of 2009. Decided on: January 18, 2010. Noor Mohammad .. Petitioner VERSUS State of Haryana .. Respondent * * * CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI * * * PRESENT None for the petitioner. Mr.S.S.Gouripuria, DAG, Haryana, for the respondent-State. M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Through this application, which has been converted into a criminal miscellaneous, the petitioner seek transfer from District Jail, Karnal, to Central Jail, Fatehgarh, (Uttar Pradesh). The Superintendent, Central Jail, Fatehgarh, (Uttar Pradesh), vide letter dated 21.10.2008, has not accepted the petitioner convict due to non-availability of consent of both the States and as such, he was sent back and lodged in District Jail, Karnal on 01.04.2008. This petition is allowed and it is ordered that petitioner will be transferred to Central Jail, Fatehgarh, Uttar . . . 1 Crl.M.No.M-19408 of 2009 Pradesh, as it is settled norm that a convict should be kept in a jail nearest to his place of residence. Even otherwise, it has been informed that the petitioner is a convict under Section 302 IPC having been convicted on 06.09.2009, in case FIR No.301 of 2002, under Section 302 IPC, registered at Police Station Bazarkhala, District Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Reason for not accepting the petitioner in Central Jail, Fatehgarh, Uttar Pradesh, seems to be illegal without any sanction of law as no instructions have been referred to in the order declining acceptance of the petitioner. The petition is allowed. A copy of the order be sent to the concerned quarters for implemention within a period of 15 days. (M.M.S.BEDI) JUDGE January 18, 2010. rka . . . 2