IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.131 of 2026 Date of Decision: 29.04.2026 ____________________________________________________________ Chander Kumar Sharma …….Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Others ….Respondents ____________________________________________________________

Coram:

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting? ¹ For the Petitioner: Mr. Karan Kapoor and Mr. Nitish, Advocates.

For the Respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocates General, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan and Mr. Anish Banshtu, Deputy Advocates General, for State.

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Sandeep Sharma, Judge (oral):

Petitioner herein, who is a life convict and at present is undergoing sentence at Model Central Jail, Kanda, has approached this Court in the instant proceedings, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying therein to quash and set aside the order dated 23.12.2025 (Annexure P-3), whereby prayer made on his behalf for release on parole for 28 days has been rejected.

2. For having bird’s eye view, quintessential facts, as emerge from the pleadings as well as other material adduced