Judgment

Mr. Anupinder Singh Grewal, J.

The petitioner is seeking a direction to the respondents to temporary release her on Parole/Furlough on her personal bond. She is stated to have been convicted under Section 302 and 201 IPC in FIR No.43 dated 12.04.2016 and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs.12,000/-, in default of payment of fine, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for 01 year and 02 months. She is stated to have undergone actual sentence of over 7 years.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner had applied for temporary release which has been accepted by the Competent Authority but a condition of furnishing a surety in the sum of Rs.20,000/- was imposed. The petitioner is a poor lady and has not been able to arrange the surety. He, therefore, submits that she be temporary released on parole/furlough on furnishing personal bond of Rs.20,000/-. He relies upon the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court passed in ‘SMWP (Criminal) No.4/2021 decided on 31.01.2023’ wherein the directions have been issued for avoiding the delay in releasing of prisoners after getting bail and it has been held that if the bail bonds are n