1.( 2025:HHC:17730 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA CWP No.6801 of 2025 Date of Decision: 04.06.2025 Harbhajan Singh …Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ..Respondents Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Virender Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner : Mr. Nitish, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. Tejasvi Sharma, Additional Advocate General, with Mr. Rohit Sharma, Deputy Advocate General. Virender Singh, Judge (Oral) By way of the present writ petition, petitioner- Harbhajan Singh has invoked the extra ordinary writ jurisdiction of this Court, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following substantive reliefs:- “(a) That the respondents may be directed to decide the application of present petitioner for grant of parole. (b) The petitioner may kindly be released on parole for a period of 42 days on the term and conditions, which this Hon’ble Court deems fit in the interest of justice and fair play”. 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.( 2025:HHC:17730 ) 2. The relief has been sought on the ground that the petitioner has been convicted for the offence, punishable under Section 302 of IPC, by the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge, Sirmaur, District Sirmaur, H.P., vide order of conviction and order of sentence dated 30.06.2015. During the period of imprisonment, the petitioner has moved the application for 42 days parole vide application dated 12.12.2024. 3. Admittedly, in the writ petition, a prayer has been made to direct the respondents to decide the application for parole. 4. When put to notice, the state has filed the reply. In the said reply, it has been asserted that the request for parole has been considered by the competent authority, however, the same has been rejected on 23.04.2025 (Annexure R-5). In the absence of the challenge to the letter, (Annexure R-5), dated 23.04.2025, the reliefs, as claimed in the petition cannot be given to the petitioner. 5. Consequently, the petition is disposed of, by giving the liberty to the petitioner to challenge Annexure R-5, (rejection letter) dated 23.04.2025, if so, advised. (Virender Singh) Judge June 04, 2025 (subhash)