Mohd Sanjay Alias Jaggu v. the State of Ut Chandigarh and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
CRWP-1584-2026, Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh, decided 10.03.2026 by Anoop Chitkara J. Mohd. Sanjay alias Jaggu v. State of U.T. Chandigarh and others. Parole-rejection order dated 16.01.2026 of Inspector General of Prisons, U.T. Chandigarh quashed; Coordinate Bench order of 12.02.2026 had verified family residence at #1913 Vikas Nagar, Mauli Jagran, Chandigarh but ordered fresh verification; no compliance report filed by 27.02.2026; State admitted mother resides at address; fresh parole exercise directed by 25.03.2026 with contempt-application liberty on non-compliance; petitioner a convict in FIR No. 211 dated 16.08.2021, PS Sector 39 Chandigarh, Sections 379-A, 411 IPC. Keywords: parole rejection quashed, address verification, writ petition, U.T. Chandigarh, contempt, criminal writ petition (CRWP).
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 16.01.2026 of the Inspector General of Prisons, U.T. Chandigarh quashed and set aside; if the petitioner has not been released on parole, fresh parole exercise to be completed on or before 25.03.2026 with the order communicated to the petitioner and his counsel; liberty clarified to file a contempt application on non-compliance; if the petitioner is already out on parole, the directions need not be complied with; pending applications, if any, disposed of; Registry to send a copy to counsel for U.T. for compliance.