Varinder Sharma Alias Birendra Chaupal v. State of Punjab and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Parole rejection quashed — Punjab and Haryana High Court, CRWP-2403-2026, decided 27.05.2026 (Mishra and Kapoor JJ.). Sole ground for refusing parole was proximity of prisoner's house to the victim's residence; State confirmed victim (marriage not yet solemnised) had moved to Bihar to her parents, so the perceived threat could not be sustained. Six weeks' parole granted on adequate sureties to the satisfaction of CJM/Duty Magistrate, with liberty to impose return-to-custody conditions. Keywords: parole; custody release; threat perception; victim relocated out of State; quashing of parole rejection; six weeks parole; sureties; Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate conditions; CRWP; 2026.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 11.11.2025 quashed; petitioner directed to be released on parole for six weeks from the date of release on furnishing adequate sureties to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, who may impose conditions to secure his return to custody on expiry of the parole period; pending applications disposed of.