Criminal Misc. No.M-25725 of 2008 -1- **** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-25725 of 2008 Date of decision : 24.10.2008 Amrit Lal .....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Mr.. S.N.Trikha, Advocate the petitioner. Mr. S.S.Mor, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana for the respondents. S. D. ANAND, J. The parole plea of the petitioner-prisoner for effecting house repair was declined by the competent authority on the premise that a prisoner cannot be released on parole for effecting house repair every year. In granting the impugned order, the competent authority did not notice the fact that District Magistrate concerned had recommended the grant of parole . By the very nature of things, a District Magistrate would make a recommendations of this category only after verification thereof. There was no other report to the contrary available with the competent authority. There is no rule which forbids the release of petitioner-prisoner twice in the year. The petition shall stand allowed. The impugned order dated 19.11.2007 ( Annexure P/1) is set aside. The competent authority is directed to pass an order afresh within fifteen days from today in the light Criminal Misc. No.M-25725 of 2008 -2- **** of the above observations made by this Court. 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. October 24, 2008 (S.D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE