IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision:19.01.2026 Parmanand @ Banti ...Petitioner Vs.

State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.S.SHEKHAWAT HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL Present : Mr. Ashdeep Singh, Advocate with Mr. Ishan Khetarpal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Parmod Kumar, AAG, Haryana.

N.S.SHEKHAWAT , J. (Oral)

1. The petitioner has filed the present Criminal Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of an appropriate writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to grant parole to the petitioner for a period of one week, who is presently confined in jail in case FIR No. 351 dated 20.09.2020, registered under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, at Police Station Rewari, District Rewari, on account of the demise of the petitioner’s mother, in order to enable the petitioner to perform the last rituals i.e. Bhog Ceremony fixed for 21.01.2026, being the younger son, as his presence is very much necessary to perform the religious rituals and customary obligations.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the mother of the petitioner, namely, Smt. Lal Kaur, pas