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2025 DAILYLAW 97244 (PNJ)

SUKHCHAIN SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CRWP/9589/2025 · 2025-09-08

Deepak Sibal, Lapita Banerji

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CRWP-9589-2025 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT Sukhchain Singh State of Punjab CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE LAPITA Present : Mr. Abhaysher Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. S.S.Gill, Senior DAG, Punjab. DEEPAK SIBAL At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that restricts his prayer to the issuance of directions to respondent No. finally dispose of the before the jail authorities, dispatched by respondent No.3 on 06.08.2025 vide dispatch No.11836 to respondent No.2 2. Learned State counsel has no objec the afore alternate prayer made on behalf of the petitioner. 3. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and going through the record, we find that the decision on the petitioner’s request for grant of parole has been unne spirit behind Section 3 of the Punjab Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1962. 4. In the light of the above, a direction to respondent No. 2025 (O&M) Sr. No.106 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-9589 Date of Decision : Sukhchain Singh Versus Punjab and others HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK SIBAL HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE LAPITA Mr. Abhaysher Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. S.S.Gill, Senior DAG, Punjab. *** DEEPAK SIBAL, J. (Oral) At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that prayer to the issuance of directions to respondent No. finally dispose of the representation submitted on behalf of the petitioner before the jail authorities, Central Jail, Ferozepur dispatched by respondent No.3 on 06.08.2025 vide dispatch No.11836 to respondent No.2 for grant of parole as the same has been pending decision Learned State counsel has no objec the afore alternate prayer made on behalf of the petitioner. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and going through we find that the decision on the petitioner’s request for grant of parole has been unnecessarily delayed by the State which is also against the spirit behind Section 3 of the Punjab Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1962. In the light of the above, we dispose of the instant petition with a direction to respondent No.2 to take a final decision on the IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 9589-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision : 08.09.2025 …Petitioner …Respondents DEEPAK SIBAL HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE LAPITA BANERJI Mr. S.S.Gill, Senior DAG, Punjab. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he prayer to the issuance of directions to respondent No.2 to representation submitted on behalf of the petitioner Ferozepur Punjab which was dispatched by respondent No.3 on 06.08.2025 vide dispatch No.11836 to for grant of parole as the same has been pending decision. Learned State counsel has no objection to the acceptance of the afore alternate prayer made on behalf of the petitioner. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and going through we find that the decision on the petitioner’s request for grant of cessarily delayed by the State which is also against the spirit behind Section 3 of the Punjab Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary we dispose of the instant petition with ke a final decision on the representation VANDANA 2025.09.10 09:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRWP-9268-2025 (O&M) dated 06.08.2025 parole within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, in accordance with law. 5. All pending miscellaneous applications September 08 vandana Whether speaking/reasoned : Whether reportable : 2025 (O&M) .08.2025 submitted on behalf of the petitioner parole within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, in accordance with law. All pending miscellaneous applications (DEEPAK SIBAL JUDGE (LAPITA BANERJI) JUDGE September 08, 2025 Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No on behalf of the petitioner for the grant of parole within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, in All pending miscellaneous applications also stand disposed of. DEEPAK SIBAL) JUDGE (LAPITA BANERJI) JUDGE Yes/No Yes/No VANDANA 2025.09.10 09:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document