CRWP-5455-2025 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 135 CRWP-5455-2025 Date of Decision: 23.05.2025 PARAMJIT SINGH ... Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS. ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL Present: Mr. Vijay Lath, Advocate and Mr. A.S. Dhiman, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Rattu, DAG, Punjab. SANDEEP MOUDGIL , J.(Oral) The petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to grant of 8 weeks parole to the petitioner as petitioner has to manage the requisite expenses for the family and education expenses for his son (Gur Iqbal Singh) and daughter (Baljit Kaur). Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that all the family members are fully dependent upon the petitioner and as the petitioner is in jail, so he is unable to manage the requisite expenses for the family as well as education expenses of the children. He has argued that the petitioner has applied to the District Magistrate, Rupnagar through Jail authorities to release him on parole for eight weeks, so that he may earn manage funds for necessary expenses for the family and educational expenses for the minor children. Further, the respondent No.3-District Anuradha 2025.05.23 07:35 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Magistrate, Rupnagar has sought the report from the office of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Rupnagar-respondent No.4, who on the basis of assumption that the petitioner can again involve in the offences of intoxicants has given the report with recommendation for not to grant parole of 8 weeks to petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner in this regard has relied upon the judgment passed by this Court in matter of CRWP-459-2025 titled as ‘Ginder Singh vs. State of Punjab and ors.’ decided on 26.03.2025. Heard. The Court is of the view that it is necessary for a convict to maintain his contact with the society which would enable his reformation and transformation into a responsible citizen on his release, hence, the present petition, as such, is hereby allowed and the petitioner is hereby ordered to be released on parole for a period of 8 weeks, subject to his furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of Competent authority, within a period of 7 days from the date of receiving certified copy of this order. On the expiry of period of parole of eight weeks, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the jail authorities. (SANDEEP MOUDGIL ) JUDGE 23.05.2025 anuradha Whether reasoned/speaking Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No Anuradha 2025.05.23 07:35 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document