CRWP-8924-2026 (O&M) 1 101 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-8924-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 27.07.2026 NITIN .....Petitioner Versus STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS ........Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA Present: Mr. Sahil Choudhary, Advocate for the petitioner. **** RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) 1. Present petition has been filed seeking issuance of direction to respondent No.3 to grant parole to the petitioner to enable him to perform the necessary tasks as required and to enable him to meet with his family members by considering the application submitted by the petitioner before respondent No.3 dated 10.07.2026 (Annexure P-1). 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was prosecuted in a case FIR No.550, dated 23.10.2015 under Sections 323, 365, 376-A, 376-D, 201 of IPC and POCSO Act, registered at Police Station Kundli, District Sonipat and after completion of trial, the petitioner was convicted and sentenced for rigorous imprisonment for life by learned trial Court. The petitioner assailed the order of his conviction and sentence by way of filing CRA-D-224-DB-2017, which is pending adjudication before this Hon’ble High Court and currently, the petitioner is undergoing his sentence in District Jail, Karnal. He submits that the petitioner applied for the grant of parole before the Superintendent of Prison, SANDEEP KUMAR 2026.07.27 17:47 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRWP-8924-2026 (O&M) 2 District Jail Karnal i.e. respondent No.2, which was forwarded to respondents No.3, but till date there has been no adjudication upon the said application. 3. Notice of motion to the respondents. 4. On asking of the Court, Mr. Anant Kataria, D.A.G., Haryana, accepts notice on behalf of respondent-State and submits that the parole application of the petitioner is presently under consideration before the District Magistrate, Sonipat for obtaining verification report and after receipt of the report by the Divisional Commissioner, Karnal, the same would be decided in a time bound manner. 5. In view of the above position, the present petition stands disposed of. However respondent No.3, i.e. Divisional Commissioner, Karnal, is directed to consider the parole application dated 10.07.2026 filed by the petitioner for grant of parole and pass an order within a period of 02 weeks from today, in accordance with law. (RAJESH BHARDWAJ) JUDGE (DEEPAK MANCHANDA) JUDGE 27.07.2026 sandeep Whether Speaking/Reasoned : Yes Whether Reportable : No SANDEEP KUMAR 2026.07.27 17:47 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment.