IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. W.P. No. 2503 of 2010 DATE OF DECISION : 29.03.2011 Yashpal .... PETITIONER Versus The State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. JEYAPAUL Present: Mr. R.K. Arya, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. H.S. Brar, Addl. A.G., Punjab. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) Petitioner Yashpal, who is a life convict and undergoing sentence in Central Jail, Ludhiana, has filed this petition challenging the order dated 27.9.2010, passed by the Director General of Police (Jails), Punjab, whereby he has been declined the benefit of parole on the ground that he is habitual offender and his family is also indulging in criminal activities. When this Court directed the authorities to give detail of the criminal cases, in which the petitioner and his family members are involved, an affidavit of the Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana, has been filed, wherein it has been disclosed that the petitioner is involved in seven Crl. W.P. No. 2503 of 2010 -2- criminal cases, out of which in three cases he has been convicted and sentenced, in other three cases he has been acquitted and one case is pending trial. It is also stated that family members of the petitioner are also involved in many criminal cases. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts, we are of the opinion that the authorities have rightly declined parole to the petitioner, and no ground for interference is made out. Dismissed. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE March 29, 2011 ( M. JEYAPAUL ) ndj JUDGE