Ram Chand Gupta, J.

1. The present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 3(1)(c) of the Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1988 (for short the Act) for release of the petitioner on agricultural parole.

2. Reply has been filed on behalf of respondent-State. Custody certificate has also been produced and the same is taken on record.

3. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record.

4. Admitted facts are that, petitioner was convicted and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life in FIR No. 264 dated 23.05.2003, under Sections 148/149/302/307/333/353/186 IPC and Section 25 of Arms Act, Police Station Civil Lines, Rohtak by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Rohtak vide order dated 11.08.2008. He filed appeal against the said judgment, which was dismissed by this Court. Now petitioner is undergoing the sentence in the District Jail, Narnaul. He has already undergone 7 years 5 months and 14 days of sentence excluding parole. He has undergone more than 2 years 4 months and 6 days of sentence after conviction. He has earlier availed parole of one week from 04.06.2009 to 1