IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc. No.73187-M of 2006 Date of Decision:- 29.1.2007 Anil ....Petitioner(s) through Mrs.Sarla Chaudhary, Advocate vs. State of Haryana & ors. ....Respondent(s) through Mr.Tarun Aggarwal, Sr.DAG, Haryana. *** CORAM:-HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. *** SURYA KANT, J. Reply filed on behalf of the respondents in Court today is taken on record. The petitioner, who is a life convict, is aggrieved at the order dated 30.10.2006 (Annexure P-1) whereby he has been denied parole for agricultural purposes on the ground that there is no land in his possession. Under Section 3 (1) ( c) of the Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1988, a prisoner can be released on parole for agricultural operations provided he is in cultivating possession of his own land and/or an undivided land owned by his father. From the report of the District Magistrate, Hissar, as also from the Jamabandies for the year 2003-2004 placed on record, it appears that the petitioner as well as his father are in possession of the agricultural land. Though the petitioner has been convicted for a heinous offence, however, the respondents themselves have taken a stand in the written statement that earlier also, he was released on parole and he did not misuse the same. From the above-noticed facts and circumstances, it is apparent that the petitioner's case requires re-consideration. Consequently, this petition is allowed to the extent that the impugned order dated 30.10.2006 (Annexure P-1) is quashed and the Director General of Prisons, Haryana is directed to re-consider the petitioner's case after getting the facts re-verified in the light of the observations made hereinabove and pass an appropriate order within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. January 29, 2007 ( SURYA KANT ) poonam JUDGE