JUDGMENT :

(Amarjot Bhatti, J.) :

Petitioner Kulwinder Singh alias Taina has filed criminal writ petition with a prayer to quash/set aside impugned order dated 10.04.2023 (Annexure P-2) passed by respondent No. 3 District Magistrate, Ferozepur, being illegal, vague, unreasonable and arbitrary with further prayer to issue directions to respondents to release petitioner for eight weeks parole to enable him to meet and look-after his family members and to settle household affairs in accordance with provisions of Section 3(1)(d) of the Punjab Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1962, Amended Act 2015-16 and Punjab Government Notification dated 13.12.2018 or issue any other appropriate direction as this Court may deem just and proper.

2. Petitioner, vide judgment dated 04.01.2019 has been convicted and sentenced under Section 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act’) to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 11 years and to pay fine of Rs. 1,50,000/-, in default of payment of fine to further undergo imprisonment for one year, in case bearing FIR No. 132 dated 23.08.2015 under Sections 21, 25, 29 of NDPS Act, Police Station Makhu, Distri