IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.2615 of 2025 Decided on: 01.04.2025 __________________________________________________________ Geeta ...Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and Anr. ...Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma, Judge 1Whether approved for reporting?. For the appellant: Mr. Abhimanyu Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Sidharth Jalta, Deputy Advocate General. Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge [Oral] As per reply filed to the petition, petitioner has neither filed an application for parole to the Competent Authority till 20.03.2025 nor she has availed any parole till date. 2. The grant of parole is governed by the Himachal Pradesh Good Conduct Prisoners [Temporary Release] Act, 1968 and Rules thereunder, wherein it has been provided that the parole shall be considered by the Competent Authority on submission of application by the 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? - 2 - convict. 3. Admittedly, in present case no such application till date has been preferred by the petitioner. 4. Faced with aforesaid circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the petition with liberty to approach the Competent Authority, in accordance with the provisions of law as applicable. 5. Needless to say that in case petitioner approach the Competent Authority, her application shall be considered within time prescribed under the Act and Rules and Instructions holding the field and applicable in the matter, as expeditiously as possible, as the petitioner has not availed any parole since 14 years of her detention. In view of above, instant petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed, so also pending application(s), if any, in aforesaid terms. (Vivek Singh Thakur) Judge (Ranjan Sharma) Judge April, 1, 2025 [himani]