IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND ARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH

Daksh Arora ….Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab and another ….Respondents

1. The date when the judgment is reserved 09.12.2025 2. The date when the judgment is pronounced 18.12.2025 3. The date when the judgment is uploaded 19.12.2025

4. Whether only operative part of the judgment is Full

pronounced or whether the full judgment is

pronounced

5. The delay, if any of the pronouncement of full Not applicable

judgment, and reasons thereof

CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK SIBAL

HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE LAPITA BANERJI

Present : Mr. Randeep Singh Waraich (Rana), Advocate,

for the petitioner.

Mr. Kuljit Singh, Addl. AG, Punjab.

LAPITA BANERJI, J.

In this writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution

of India, the petitioner has challenged the refusal to recommend the petitioner’s release on parole by the District Magistrate, Muzaffarnagar, vide letter dated February 10, 2025 (Annexure P-1) relying upon the report

submitted by the Senior Superintendent of Police, Muzaffarnagar.

2. FIR No.32 dated 01.03.2021 was registered against the petitioner under Sections 22, 25 and 29 of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter ref