Anil Kumar Alais Anil Saini Vs State of Punjab… — Cheating and Forgery | Punjab & Haryana HC (2026)

Anil Kumar Alais Anil Saini Vs State of Punjab… — Cheating and Forgery | Punjab & Haryana HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Petition disposed of with directions: Superintendent, Sub Jail, Pathankot (respondent No.3) to decide the parole application (P-4) the same day with a reasoned order communicated to the petitioner without delay, and, if parole is refused, to take the petitioner to his daughter's marriage on 11.03.2026 under police escort in civil attire before the Barat arrives.

Issue for consideration

Whether respondent No.3-Superintendent, Sub Jail, Pathankot, should decide the petitioner's pending parole application (Annexure P-4) on an expedited, reasoned basis given that the petitioner seeks release on parole for four weeks to attend his daughter's wedding on 11.03.2026, and what arrangements should apply if parole is not granted.

Court's answer

Respondent No.3-Superintendent, Sub Jail, Pathankot, is directed to decide the petitioner's parole application (P-4) during the course of the day and, if the petitioner is found entitled to parole, recommend his case immediately, with respondent No.2 taking the decision the same day.

Ratio / Principle

Whatever order is passed on the parole application must be a reasoned one and must be communicated to the petitioner without any delay.

Key takeaways

If the parole application is dismissed, respondent No.3 shall ensure that the petitioner is taken to attend his daughter's marriage on 11.03.2026 by police officials in civil attire, arriving well before the Barat.ratio¶24

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh (Anoop Chitkara, J.) disposed of CRWP-2486-2026 (decision 06.03.2026), a criminal writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution r/w 528 BNSS r/w Section 3(1)(d) of the Punjab Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release Act) 1962, filed by Anil Kumar alias Anil Saini - a prisoner connected with FIR No. 37 dated 18.07.2015, PS Taragarh, Pathankot (Sections 406, 418 & 120B IPC), whose Criminal Appeal CRA/8/2021 was dismissed by the Sessions Court on 20.02.2026 (a criminal revision petition challenging it had been filed) - seeking four weeks' parole to attend his daughter's wedding on 11.03.2026, functions starting 09.03.2026. Finding that the Superintendent, Sub Jail, Pathankot, was not acting on the pending parole application (Annexure P-4), the Court directed respondent No.3 to decide that application during the course of the day and, if the petitioner were found entitled to parole, to recommend his case immediately for same-day decision by respondent No.2; the order was required to be reasoned and communicated to the petitioner without delay. As a safeguard, if the application was dismissed, respondent No.3 was to ensure the petitioner was taken to the marriage on 11.03.2026 by police officials in civil attire well before the arrival of the Barat. Petition disposed of with these observations; marked speaking/reasoned, not reportable.

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CRWP-2486-2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CRWP-2486-2026

Date of Decision: 06.03.2026

ANIL KUMAR ALAIS ANIL SAINI ....Petitioner

Versus

STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS ....Respondent

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA

Present: Mr. Munish Pur, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Pooja Nayar Sharma, DAG, Punjab.

ANOOP CHITKARA, J.

FIR No.	Dated Police Station	Sections
37	18.07.2015 Taragarh, Pathankot	406, 418 & 120B IPC
Criminal Appeal	CASE No.CRA/8/2021 CNR No.PBPO010007622021 Decided on: 20.02.2026

Seeking release on parole for 04 weeks to attend the wedding of his daughter, petitioner has come up before this Court by filing the present criminal writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India r/w 528 BNSS r/w Section 3(1)(d) of the Punjab Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release Act) 1962.

At the outset, counsel for the petitioner submits that he has filed a criminal revision petition challenging the dismissal of his appeal by the Sessions Court vide judgment dated 20.02.2026, but wedding of the petitioner’s daughter is scheduled for 11.03.2026 and the functions are starting from 09.03.2026, therefore he has filed the present petition for parole. He further submits that despite this urgency, the Superintendent, Sub Jail, Pathankot, is not adhering to the application (Annexure P-4) moved by the petitioner. Counsel further submits that he would be contended and satisfied if the directions are issued to respondent

ANJU RANI 2026.03.07 09:44 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Punjab and Haryana High Court Chandigarh

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CRWP-2486-2026

No.3-Superintendent, Sub Jail, Pathankot, to consider the application (Annexxure P-4), within the time bound manner.

Notice served upon the official respondent through State counsel. Counsel for the State submits that they be given time to decide the application (Annexure P-4) filed by the petitioner.

Given the nature of order this Court proposes to pass, no response is required from the official respondent.

Given above, respondent No.3-Superintendent, Sub Jail, Pathankot, is directed to decide the application (P-4) filed by the petitioner, during course of the day and if found entitled for parole, recommend his case immediately and respondent No.2 shall take decision on the same on the same day. It is clarified that order passed must be reasoned one and same be also communicated to the petitioner without any delay. It is further clarified that if the application is dismissed, in that case respondent No.3 shall ensure that the petitioner be taken to attend the marriage by the police officials in civil attire, on 11.03.2026 well before the arrival

of Barat.

Petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observations. Pending applications, if

any, stand disposed of.

(ANOOP CHITKARA) JUDGE 06.03.2026 anju rani Whether speaking/reasoned Yes Whether reportable? No

ANJU RANI 2026.03.07 09:44 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Punjab and Haryana High Court Chandigarh