Criminal Misc. No.M-26730 of 2008 -1- ***** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-26730 of 2008 Date of decision : 21.10.2008 Ramesh Kumar .....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Mr.A.S.Trikha, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.S.Mor, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana for respondent-State. **** S. D. ANAND, J. Concededly, an artificial limb was provided by the State to the petitioner-prisoner during the period of his continuing incarceration. The present grievance of the petitioner is that the artificial limb provided to him was qualitatively poor and has ceased to be functional. He applied to respondent no.2 for his release on parole to obtain an artificial limb at his own cost. That plea has not been disposed of till date. It is otherwise apparent from the record that artificial limb had indeed been provided by the State. The artificial limb was made available to the petitioner-prisoner by the General Hospital, Sonepat by requisition from the open market. There is also a certification (Annexure P-4) on record to the effect that petitioner-prisoner is handicapped to the extent of Criminal Misc. No.M-26730 of 2008 -2- ***** 70% and his one leg has been amputated. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that petitioner would be content and the interests of justice would be served if the State is directed to provide him another artificial limb or get present limb repaired in an efficient manner to enable him to remain functional. The petition shall stand disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to provide another artificial limb to the petitioner or get present limb repaired in an efficient manner to enable him to remain functional. within one month 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. October 21, 2008 (S.D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE