Kaptan Alias Parveen v. State of Haryana and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
CRWP No.4990 of 2025, High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh, decided 16.05.2025 by Deepak Sibal, J. (oral) with Lapita Banerji, J. Petitioner Kaptan @ Parveen (prisoner, District Jail, Nuh) vs State of Haryana; counsel: Ms. Navdeep Singh for petitioner, Mr. Pradeep Chahar, Senior DAG, Haryana for respondents. Parole application dispatched 10.06.2024 (dispatch No.6686-89) to Divisional Commissioner, Gurugram pending over 11 months; delay held against spirit of Section 12, Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 2022; petition disposed of with two-week final-decision direction. Keywords: parole, temporary release, Haryana prison rules, delay by State, mandamus direction.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No.2 - Divisional Commissioner, Gurugram to take a final decision on the petitioner's parole request dated 10.06.2024 within two weeks from receipt of a copy of the order, in accordance with law.