Mr. Naresh Kumar Sanghi, J.:- Prayer in this petition is for grant of emergency parole to the petitioner for taking his BA- 2nd year Examination, which is to commence from 25.04.2014 and the last date of examination is 30.04.2014. Petitioner has also to take examination on 12.05.2014 for History paper of BA- 1st year.

2. In compliance of the notice issued on 23.04.2014, learned counsel for the State has put in appearance and has produced the affidavit of the Superintendent, District Jail, Sirsa, showing the period of incarceration suffered by the petitioner, which is taken on record.

3. Learned counsel for the State, on instructions from HC Mandeep Kumar, has not controverted the fact that the petitioner has to take his examination of BA-2nd year from 25.04.2014 to 30.04.2014 (both days inclusive) and on 12.05.2014 for BA-1st year. However, he submits that in view of the on-going Lok Sabha elections, convicts are not being released on parole. He further submits that there is no provision for releasing the convict on parole for taking the examination.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for taking his examination of BA-1st year, the petitioner was ordered to