Criminal Writ Petition No.1293 of 2011(O & M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision:22.06.2011 Manminder Singh ....petitioner Versus State of Punjab .....respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS.JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present: Mr.Narsingh Sumbria, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.Manoj Bajaj, Additional Advocate General, Punjab **** RITU BAHRI, J.(ORAL) The petitioner is a convict and has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three years vide judgment dated 20.09.2002 passed by Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Patiala and is undergoing imprisonment in District Jail, Patiala in FIR No.152 dated 27.02.1995, under Sections 419, 420, 465, 466, 467, 468, 471 472, 474 and 120-B. The petitioner has made an application to the Superintendent, Central Jail, Patiala to allow him to be released on parole for five days to enable him to meet his mother-in-law at the last stage of her life. This application has been rejected vide order dated 11.06.2011 (Annexure P-4). Counsel for the petitioner states that he has received the information that the mother-in-law of the petitioner has expired on 20.06.2011. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, I am of the Criminal Writ Petition No.1293 of 2011(O & M) 2 view that the petitioner be granted permission to be released on parole to attend the last ceremonies on account of death of his mother-in-law. This petition is allowed by giving directions that the petitioner be released on parole on 23.06.2011and he shall surrender back before the jail authorities on 29.06.2011. Copy of this order be given to the counsel for the parties for information under the signatures of Bench Secretary of this Court. (RITU BAHRI) JUDGE 22.06.2011 neenu