IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-28823 of 2008 Date of Decision: November 05, 2008 Ashok … Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND Present : Mr. Surender Deswal, Advocate, for the petitioner. *** S.D. Anand, J. Crl. Misc. No. 50610 of 2008 Allowed, as prayed for. Crl. Misc. No. M-28823 of 2008 The petitioner – prisoner applied for parole in order to be able to attend the marriage of his sister to be solemnized on 29.11.2008. Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Mr. S.S. Mor, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana, accepts notice on behalf of the State. The petition shall stand disposed of accordingly with the following directions to the Competent Authority: - Crl. Misc. No. M-28823 of 2008 a) The respondents shall ascertain the correctness or otherwise of the averment made by the petitioner; 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 marriages of his sister to be solemnized on 29.11.2008. If the averment is found to be factually incorrect, the Competent Authority may pass an order to the contrary. c) The exercise shall be concluded within a period of fifteen 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. November 05, 2008 ( S.D. Anand ) vkd Judge 2