Criminal Misc. No.M-1721 of 2008 -1- **** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-1721 of 2008 Date of decision : 27.8.2008 Jarnail Singh .....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Ms. B.P.K. Brar, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Manjari Nehru, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab S. D. ANAND, J. The agriculture parole plea filed by the petitioner-prisoner was declined by the competent authority in view of a report furnished by District Magistrate, Gurdaspur, that the past conduct of the petitioner-prisoner did not entitle him to release on parole. The District Magistrate based his report upon the information furnished by Senior Superintendent of Police, Gurdaspur. The impugned order indicates that the parole plea was being declined as the petitioner- prisoner had over stayed a parole release in the year 2006 and he had to be arrested in pursuance of a case which came to be registered against him on that account. Learned counsel for the petitioner-prisoner argues that though she is not in a position to contest the correctness of the above averment, the further release of the petitioner-prisoner on Criminal Misc. No.M-1721 of 2008 -2- **** parole could have been denied to him only for a period of one year following the violation. Learned State counsel states that she is not in a position to deny the averment for want of instructions in the relevant behalf. In the light of the fore-going discussion, the impugned order is set aside. The competent authority is directed to decide the parole plea of the petitioner afresh within one month from today. Disposed of accordingly. August 27, 2008 (S. D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE Note: Whether to be referred to Reporter: Yes/No